If politics leaves you wondering,
Or wallowing in despair,
His stupid orange suntan,
His stupid fucking hair,
Be calm,
Take heart,
For always be aware,
You and I live on an island,
And he is way way over there.
David Benn
Copyright: text David Benn; photos cvwilliams & mfsprout.
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A very on point and somehow calming analysis of the US and its democratic process.
A lovely poem !!