Build New Democracy

Build New Democracy
© Surazeus
2024 12 13

No one falls out of towers any more, 
unless they get struck by airplanes or bombs 
in global war against democracy, 
yet still we call on Rapunzel to sing 
inspiring anthems for the people lost 
in funhouse of distorted politics. 

If we rip up stories of ancient myths 
about the man who died to save the world, 
and change the names of gods none worship now, 
we think we can salvage our lost republic 
from rubble of regret, shattered by lies, 
but we just fool ourselves with fantasies. 

Well-dressed prophets on television shows 
predict the false future they want to happen 
where faceless men who pay their salaries 
dictate what angle on the news they preach, 
so they shout facts till their lies become truths 
that blind our eyes to real dangers we face. 

Glass towers of New Ilium shine bright 
with beacon of Liberty, which reveals 
maze of Manhattan where criminals lurk 
in clean business suits that disguise their greed 
as free hand of the market they assert 
right to exploit our labor for their gain. 

Since no one in the tower dares expose 
machinations by the Wizard of Oz 
to manipulate unfettered market scams, 
Luigi leaps out of the video game 
to shoot the devil in blue business suit 
with bullets deny, depose, and defend. 

Wiser than Cassandra, whose prophecies 
of disaster that will befall the state 
from arrogant greed no one would believe, 
Rapunzel tries to warn America 
of our dire fate if the petulant boy 
Paris crowns himself new world emperor. 

We have no Hector to defend our state 
against destructive madness of Achilles 
who leads gang of thugs, blinded by despair, 
to storm the Capitol with bats of rage 
so Paris could declare himself the king, 
and crown his prostitute our Beauty Queen. 

Yet after fall of Ilium from greed, 
the wandering Trojan refugees from war 
founded new republic on seven hills, 
so though our free America may fall 
when the tyrant tries to crown himself king, 
we will build new democracy with Justice.