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Congress a swamp its citizens abhor;
A cabinet of the incompetent;
The coasts and heartland in a shouting war;
Cracked pipes and bridges no one tries to fix;
Firms profiteering from the people's health;
Churches that preach on cash and politics;
Bankers and brokers hoarding all the wealth;
Companies persons; prisons privatized;
Courtesy dead; the crazies resolute;
News faked; land fracked; science politicized;
Judges abused; the Truth in disrepute;
And the poor hurt and lashing out in pain
Are what will make the country great again?
Edward Zuk is an essayist and poet from British Columbia, Canada. His work has appeared in Haiku 21, Queen's Quarterly, Raintown Review, and other publications.