No Faith Left in the System

by Andrew Manzoni, Regular Contributor

It seems that its only purpose
is to protect the men, The Man at the TOP.
Cloistered within Republicon confines,
they stroke his ego and tell him, “OH, Donnie! That’s a swell idea!”
So what do you expect when constructing a monster—
especially one from Queens?

Frankenstein’s lament.
One cannot hide the smell of corpses
with a quick spray of Glade.
Your supreme court, ‘tis fill’d with demons—
the truly just are with’ring away into vague memories of skeletons
with sallow flesh hanging loosely between their neck flaps & clavicles.
The good ones are venerable. The bad ones are terrible.
And guess who’s in charge?

Evil’s back in a big way,
and it’s calling itself The Christian Right.
The Long Night of Satan’s Strength has
extended its miserable talons over us all.
Each clawed finger pierces the earth at the border,
until a massive wall STRETCHES OUT
for 1,954 MILES
(‘tis the official length of the U.S.-Mexico border).

We are praying for salvation brought by what some call: God,
but instead, we receive The Mark of the Beast
on our breasts and on our tombstones
(for those who can stand to afford it, in this economy).
How are we supposed to have any faith left?
This broken system, its warranty has RUN OUT.
And there is no option for renewal.

No point in checks and balances when it is so one-sided:
The President, his cronies and donors vs. THE WORLD.
I could have been an ambassador, if only I had
$1,000,000 to give to the campaign
(or at least, that was all that Amb. Sondland reported)
Which is amazing to think about.
Pay-to-play, writ large.
Seems the opposite of what this country was intended to be.
But, like the words of Jesus, foul politicians manipulate the truth—
they twist the words of The Founding Fathers until it so suits their deviant needs.
GREED. ‘Tis the word of the day.
And so is: corporatocracy,