Why on Earth do we call them politicians
although to be fair, we use that word
disparagingly, yet accede to the ritual
of the polls in the forlorn hope that some
among them will be honourable and public
spirited, not immersed in themselves to the
exclusion of serving the public weal. They
are, with rare exceptions, all born thespians
their skills are those of publicists, theatrical
managers, imbued with the spirit of creative
design to catch public imagination mounting
the world stage as ambitious autocrats steeped
in the proud assurance that their appearance
beliefs and actions inspire and elevate the public
discourse as world-class celebrities whose
wisdom, judgement and guiding hand spares
the public domain from spectacular clashes of
violent disagreement though truth be told not
entirely averse to mounting wars on a grand scale
in the conviction their cause is justly unavoidable.
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