Stating the Problem:
Father,
It is so distressing and disheartening
To see how far we have strayed
From the people we once were—
From who You called us to be.
As our elected leaders seek to enhance
Their personal fortunes by betraying
The public trust, while shamelssly
Pointing an accusing finger at their peers—
The miscreants caught abusing those they swore to serve.
Nearly all of our pompous officials condemn deceitfulness,
Puffing themselves up in self-righteous denunciation,
while eschewing candor and forthrightness themselves.
Few focus consistently on the best interests of the people.
On both sides of the aisle, these self-serving men calculate,
Seeking advantage and acclaim, as their serpentine tongues
Twist the truth into a lie or a lie into the truth.
Having lost all fear of God, these ignoble miscreants
Have turned the American way into something
That You could not does not honor or bless.
—Jack Watts
