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Haiku Theory: POLITICS

Michael Matalon 1973 (New York)

Haiku
Haiku Theory: Politics

Hysteria sells
So it’s repackaged often
Gaslighting voters

They use a weakness
To force voters to relent
Then embrace false truths

We delude ourselves
Each with their version of truth
Naive Realism

We trust with blind faith
That politicians care more
For people than votes

Culpable leaders
Who are morally honest
Evade politics

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A series of Haikus about politics

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Written on April 20, 2021

Submitted by Michaelmatalon on January 04, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A XXB XXX XXX XXX BXA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 361
Words 65
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
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