OPTIMISM

 
 
 
 
 My friends, I am optimistic
 I’m getting excited about the song
 I have strummed the few chords I know
 Deep hopes that I am not wrong
 There is promise on the horizon
 In spite of many obstacles
 The crooked and week protest
 Strong ones look for a pool hall
 You don’t need a lawyer
 From me there is no claim
 The jurists appear to be on a payroll
 So I refuse to take aim
 People in charge are weak
 They are wretched and lame
 Don’t lead the parade with a torch
 Stop and blow out the flame
 There is one thing missing
 Just a little thing called justice
 The words in the constitution
 Are beginning to frustrate us
 My friends, I believe in destiny
 I believe in the Lord above
 If we are freedoms last resort
 It is not time to be a dove
 If our leaders have not been bought off
 And they do what they should do
 We will be strumming a new chord
 Instead of avoiding the second shoe
  
 Stanski
 January 7, 2021 ^