False Dichotomy

They dress the stage

in red and blue

like rival teams

arguing over the color

of the sky

while the ceiling caves in

Left hand curses the right

Right hand hates the left

and vice versa

meanwhile the body

creates Unconstitutional laws

and signs them

with both fists

This isn’t politics

it’s legal violence

disguised as ventriloquism

A uniparty

wearing two masks

arguing in public

counting money together

and laughing in private

feeding the Constitution

into a shredder

slow enough to sound like

applause

They train you

to hate your neighbor

over borders

different religions

and skin color

along with every

ist and ism imaginable

both sides push hatred

anything but the truth

as your rights are being erased

and you’re busy shouting

at each other

The media creates

ritual distractions

and hyperbolic headlines

to keep your eyes

off the ledger

Divide and conquer

isn’t a theory

in practice

it’s a maintenance

schedule

Every election a mirror maze

each debate a scripted seizure

every promise a sedative

slipped into the national drink

Wake up!

There is

no left wing

no right wing

only the bird

and the rights it’s stealing

as you foolishly argue

about the feathers