The Apathy Party

  

 

There is a political grouping

That developed over time

And its growth by leaps and bounds

Is currently on my mind.

 

I call them the Apathy Party:

And we need to take note

That during the last general election

They got the highest vote.

 

Approximately 55 percent

Did not turn up to vote

And I dare say to you, my erudite friend,

This cuts democracy’s throat.

 

 

 

There may be good reasons

Why some did not turn out

But that apathy is alive and well,

There is no doubt.

 

I hear it on the streets

And on the call-in programmes

And both of the premiere parties

Are getting slammed.

 

“It’s time for a third party,

We’re fed-up with these two

That tell us what we want to hear

But in fact, little do.”

 

Just simply changing hands

Like having an exclusive right

And they virtually shut out others

From entering the fight.

 

It is like a waste of time,

Third parties don’t do well

Since their supporters do not turn up

But stay away instead.

 

 

 

Theirs is the Apathy Party

That have become so fed-up

That they will not vote for a candidate

Having become unstuck.

 

They once voted B or D

But now they vote for nobody

Which has affected the DLP far more

Than the BLP.

 

BLP’s percent has grown

While their numbers have dropped

But the diminishing of the DLP base

Has put them in a dire spot.

 

 

 

Blame the Apathy Party

Whose interest has waned,

They now paint all politicians alike

Or should I say stain?

 

It is a sad state of affairs

When most refuse to vote

But I’ll ask you this, though not sure,

Who is taking note?

 

Not the BLP for sure

For it is to their advantage,

It is the DLP that needs to wake up;

Not a seat they can manage.

 

Hopefully this time around

More voters will turn out

But given how things are shaping up

I still have great doubt.

 

 

 

Apathy Party will win

As they did in twenty-two

And the BLP will sit in the Parliament

And do what they want to do.

 

Stewart Russell © January 26, 2026