JUST BUT PAWNS
They offered us an invitation to their rallies
Where they injected us with an overdose of subliminal empty promises
They assembled us in the congregation of Politickers
Where devoid affirmations of sweet tomorrows dangled in our faces
They strategically reminded us of our suffering,
whilst promising passports for a changed tomorrow
They preached of the evils of what was then our current situation
prophesying on the redemption from our misery that awaited us in the near future
For a YES vote they capitalized on our desire to taste change
A desire that rendered us gullible into believing their sweet talk
They exploited our credulity in the goodness of men
Knowing well enough that they were trading a pawn for a QUEEN
(Politics is a dirty game)
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Written on July 18, 2021
Submitted by esthermhng90 on October 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | A B A B X X X X X X X X X |
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| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 744 |
| Words | 126 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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