They came in their big black cars silently

on a wave of expectation

stationed themselves

like a game of chess

result anticipated

 

      released their Messiah

      proclaiming COMPASSION

       promising NEW LEGISLATION

       prognosis by CROWD HYPNOSIS

 

waving goodbye to poverty

lauding free speech

using it against the truth

with self congratulation built in

 

       then left

 

with their laptops

cellphones

Ipads

communiques

 

into the same tired sunset

relying on a new shiny dawn.