We the people

by Paul Cech / January 27th, 2019

We the people
Political pawns
Parties’ sacrificial lambs
Shutdowns and walls
Supersede what
We the people need–

Mortgage and vehicle payments
Medical bills
Groceries
Quality of life expenses

We the people
Political pawns

Paul Cech has been writing poetry since 1970. Several of his poems have been published as Saturday Poems in the Pittsburgh- Post Gazette and the Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh has published several of his poems in NewPeople. Read other articles by Paul.

This article was posted on Sunday, January 27th, 2019 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.