A Perfect (Political) Storm

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Battered from the right,
battered from the left,
the politician stood his ground
uncomfortably squeezed in a narrow cleft
he knew his reasoning was sound,
and wouldn’t be budged,
frightened or nudged,
but said what he knew was true
(refreshing view);
the perfect storm whirled round, attacked,
slander and mockery, no thought to fact,
and no-one would listen and analyse
to see what was worthless, popular lies
… until the storm moved on to find
another victim it could scorn and grind …
then a few stopped to ask the tired man
why he said what he did,
they gave thought, and saw
a better way ahead,
a folly they’d not seen,
a pitfall in their chosen path,
a better, safer plan.

This is not written with any person or current situation particularly in mind!
[IP: Perfect Storm]

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Comments

Submitted by Di_Hard on

it was interesting Ruth Davisdon saying she didn't want to be prime minister. I wonder if Mrs May wishes her childhood ambition had not come true. No way out and so many watching. It is hard to see how anyone can sort things out. You have great empathy looking at it from a politician's point of view

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Di. I was looking at it in a general way. So easy to attack and look to your image, and not to the facts of the case and what your opponent is saying, to consider and try to do wisely. All also need to pray for wisdom on these sensitive issues, and for us all to soberly think carefully without prejudice.

And not easy to stick to what you are convinced is truth if all seem to attack you. Not just politicians.

I wasn't really familiar with the term 'perfect storm' but it seems to refer to a storm coming from different fronts at the same time (like many weather fronts coming together).

Rhiannon

 

Submitted by PoetonaHill on

Hi Rhiannon... Poor guy, or woman - as the case may be. Like us, our politicians are stumbling through a fog of lies and misinterpretations. It gets to them in the end. Watch them on programmes like Question Time. They just sit there mumbling piffle and drivel. When you think about it, it's impossible for any country to be run by such headbangers. So we must be herded by lifetime, unelected, Civil Servants who will one day be replaced by robots.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Hi, need people of integrity in politics and in populace! and in the Civil Service – but they are so in the background and that seems to have been the problem with the EU, having so many administrators, and the workings getting so complex and rather invisible.

But clear discussion and proper argument is gettng lost in the mumble and malice, I think sadly at present. Rhiannon