The Lesser Evil Man
“Vote for the lesser evil, man,
it’s the only way to vote”
well, if you take that logic,
then they’ve got you by the throat
we’ve heard this song before, my man
you say it every year
“vote the lesser evil man”
we hear you loud and clear
we’ve tried it all before, my friend
we clenched our eyes with dread
we pinched our noses with disgust
and voted, like you said
what a wise decision, too
just look around and see
our country is in stellar shape
how much better could it be?
you claim that it was worth it,
and that we did ourselves a favor
“we dodged a bullet and a storm –
it was a good endeavor”
well, you pulled your little lever
and then went about your day
but now your lesser evil man
took more and more away
“I thought we dodged a bullet, man
how did it go so wrong?”
it should be no surprise to you –
he was evil all along
“vote for the lesser evil, man”
but you choose not to see
both are vetted figureheads
of our kleptocracy
our country has new owners now
despite what you’ve been told
a lurid, sanctioned boxing match
that’s bought out, paid, and sold
they televise their roulette game
they place their bets, conspire
it’s all the same to them, my man
which pawn do you desire?
they still run the casino, man
they still have all the power
they’ve nearly got it all, my friend
this is the final hour
so here we are again, my friend
presented with a choice
it really is quite simple,
so take notice and rejoice
to play into their hand, my friend
or expose their rigged game
to strike a blow to the status quo
or keep it all the same
to snap in line like bleating swine
at their beck and command
and vote the lesser evil man
– a spineless, trite demand
or shake the chains of the remains
of vapid, bankrupt creeds
and claim a vision that we want
unconditionally
and choose to fight against our plight
even when it’s tough
to tell our callous overlords
that we have had enough
if voting is indeed our voice
then proudly say with me:
fuck the lesser evil man
and let good come to be
© 2020 Chris Paulus
The Skeptic's Attic 