The Vote

Promises made, in politics, in business, in marriage.
Always with the best intentions, governed by greed, by hope, by personal gain.

Some kept, some attempted, some impossible.

Shouted voices on a podium, whispered words across a pillow,
plans, ideas spewed. Future dreams, pledged realities, attempted thoughts.

Words with the strength to gain followers.
Sentences deep in meaning.
Reinforced personal beliefs repeated.
Crowds massed for one voice.

A yearning for a leader, a partner, someone to silence fear and instill dreams.

Prosperity to recession, only a few judgments, a handful of votes can shape the difference.

Nasty rumors, false facts, vile twists of the truth complicate the choice, affect the outcome, change the prospect.

Words that criticize.
Phrases that ridicule.
Reinforced prejudges.
Crowds mislead by deliberate voices.

What is the truth, where’s the value, which person is best?

Repercussions follow poor decisions, pain follows, or joy looms in strength and integrity of true leadership, a suitable partner.

Words generate thought.
Thought strengthens ideas.
Ideas create movement.
Crowds gather to vote.

Let’s hope the finest choice wins, for the war, the economy, retirement, education, for the very climate, all hinges on it.

© 2008