I look to the left for they claim to have answers <br />To all the unanswered questions and hanging shads <br />But I see corruption and hear more of their defeatist rhetoric <br />The same kind of crap I had spit on me during my tours in Vietnam <br />I look to the right as they have Presidential control <br />And started a war that nobody thinks they can win <br />I see corrupted logic and apathetic stupidity <br />As they handcuff and further restrain our military forces <br />With more foolish and oppressive Rules Of Engagement <br />I look to the center for an independent take <br />Of what this great nation needs <br />And all I see are so many two legged Lemmings <br />Drowning in a cesspool of indecisive mediocrity <br />Each side shouts and asks for more money <br />While trying to silence the others of a voice <br />It's certainly.... <br />Politics as usual.... <br />And the damn voting machine won't give me a receipt___ <br /> <br />2007 © T Sheridan<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/always-look-both-ways-before-crossing-washington-ave/