A Political Poem....I Find This Interesting....

This is a poem from Edgar Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology."

I was sent this by a friend of mine who loves poetry and decided I would share it with my friends here.

Please enjoy the poem even if you disagree with my political tie-in.

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"Robert Southey Burke"

I spent my money trying to elect you Mayor,
A.D. Blood.
I lavished my admiration upon you,
You were to my mind the almost perfect man.
You devoured my personality,
And the idealism of my youth,
And the strength of a high-souled fealty.
And all my hopes for the world,
And all my beliefs in Truth,
Were smelted up in the blinding heat
Of my devotion to you,
And molded into your image.
And then when I found what you were:
That your soul was small
And your words were false
As your blue-white porcelain teeth,
And your cuffs of celluloid,
I hated the love I had for you,
I hated myself, I hated you
For my wasted soul, and wasted youth.
And I say to all, beware of ideals,
Beware of giving your love away
To any man alive.

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Obama anyone?

Pretty much any politician, actually. Even the ones whose image is more 'homespun' than 'photogenic'. Style before substance.

"Cuffs of celluloid"... good turn of phrase, that.

Very true on the "any politician" bit.

I just thought it was rather amusing and fitting for this time of year.

Not trying to be real political here....

Great poem, it speaks the truth and doesn't go getting overly long and complex about it.

Thanks for sharing it!