The Ayes Have It

The ayes have it; it is clear to see

That is the evidence of the vote,

The nays had their chance but the ayes have won

Let the record duly note.

A convincing argument though lacking substance

With loud voice and booming sound

Aroused the slumbering, befuddled voters

Though nothing of essence could be found.

What an enlightening presentation

Punctuated with questionable stats!

But given the oratorical skills of the speaker

The majority registered them as facts.

So the vote carried as we thought it would

Since the vote was really for the man,

It did not matter what he had said

To give him the nod was the their plan.

The ayes have it; the nays have lost

It’s a win for democracy,

From the people of the people by the people

Here is a man of integrity.

Offering to serve this people

With whom he once identified

Having once lived among them

Qualified him fit to apply.

And so the ayes once had it

But now he cannot see

For what the ayes have has blinded him

To his own misery.

Now self-made and a law unto to himself

Having parallax vision and a myopic view,

Clearly a case of the “I” disease

And how to fix it, not a single clue.

Yes the ayes have it; they got their man

Though he no longer cares about their plan,

Applying to serve he now wants to be served

His so-called service is only a sham.

Parallax vision and short-sightedness,

Yes, the ayes have it with their distorted view,

Misstep after misstep with nary a clue

Now a hodgepodge of misfits makes up his crew.

So all must suffer, the ayes and the nays

And even those of the in-between,

The ayes always have it even if they’re wrong

For they are the ones presiding over this scene.

No balm for the eyes weary and strained

No temporary restraint or ease,

Having made our bed in it we must lay

“The ayes have it, yes that dreaded disease.

Stewart Russell © May, 2017