Absolute Power

He was selected From among the finest Of all men To carry the loads Of millions of fathers. He got hundreds of millions of children With multitude personalities Some are in the right wing Others are in the left wing Still others are moderates. He holds great power Vested by the millions He watches over Yet, his authority is clipped With checks and balances. He got noble intentions Initiated reforms For the good of all Majority submitted to his power Others desperately wanted him gone. He reached the fork in the road And he tightened his grip To his power Changed tactics And ruled with an iron fist Cut the tongues of his children And broke their wings. He tasted The absolute freedom to rule Like a wine He wanted more Intoxicated by the desire To be the first in everything The one who has been told finest Has turned into a beast. Copyright 2017, Rose Marie Juan- Austin, All Rights Reserved