We the People 2

 

“We the people”

Do you understand this

Or is there something

You and I missed?

 

“We the people”

What does it mean?

From the use of this slogan

What can we glean?

 

“We the people”

How many I must ask

And do they all come

From a particular class?

 

“We the people”

Help me out here

For to be very honest

It is not clear.

 

“We the people”

Is this a democracy

Or is it another opportunity

For wannabes?

 

“We the people”

Echoes across the land

As a clarion call of commitment

To a national plan.

 

To the governed

From its Government

“We the people” is a declaration

Of national intent.

 

A pulling together

With a common focus

Re matters of common interest

Over which we fuss.

 

“We the people”

Has become an expression

To get gullible people to buy into

A mere impression.

 

It is often deceptive

And contrary to the truth

In that it is not truly the people

As there is no proof.

 

“We the people”?

No, “they the Government”

Using the “we the people” slogan

With divisive intent.

 

“We the people” says

We are in this together,

It’s an expression of camaraderie

That everyone matters.

 

A simple preamble

To a country’s Constitution

As an indication to the people

Concerning its resolution.

 

Without memoranda

Though not in every case

And regarding public consultation

Not a trace.

 

It is still “we the people”

Though not necessarily so

And some will vigorously contend

It is what the polls show.

 

Memorandum no need

The electorate have spoken,

“We the people” is now enshrined

And stamped by the governed.

 

No need to consult

Let the Government rule,

“We the people” have chosen them

And this is cool.

 

 

 

A ten second action

To decide a five-year term,

Accept “we the people” have spoken

And live, look and learn.

 

Stewart Russell © September 17, 2023