Love It Or Lose It

The dirty laundry

of democracy

Near impossible

to clean

You bask in freedom

until it’s gone

Whose nightmare kills

the dream

Warts and pimples

in plain view

Perfection

for the sage

To govern

as the Lord decrees

Our liberty

uncaged

To make those choices

for yourself

And pay the price

be damned

Instead of letting

tyrants rule

To serve

— at their command

(Villanova University: September, 2025)