Politics is all about have versus have not
Who gets ahead, who waits in line
Privileged ones who demand, until caught
Whose wants trump the needs of mere swine
Politics is all about relative truths
Data be damned, conspiracies claimed
Buying favor and votes from our youth
Bill of Rights and constituents maimed
Politics is all about which man gets in
What party plays, which party stays
Who’ll represent, who’s got thin skin
Speeches, fund raisers, babies and chicken plates
Politics is I’m right, no—maybe you’re wrong
Debates and train rides, buses and airlines
It’s who do you know, and “is that Mic on?”
Lights, cameras, makeup, and dark dyed hairlines
Politics is local, or statewide, or global
Its white houses, state houses, and scandals anew
Tourists and playlists, countless visitors noble
It’s an elephant or donkey fondue
Politics is your family’s deepest dark secrets
From Uncle Joes jail time to Aunt Betty’s brood
Its fodder for church splits, by Democrats for Jesus
The reason soup kitchens serve food
In the end, Politics is just simply about people
Who in theory make our lives much better
Sometimes costing freedom, like a church with no steeple
Transparent as mud and as stable as weather
