the great democracy

The Great Democracy.

Surge removes the sand, underneath though,
bare, stubborn, knife sharp rocks no surge can
remove; it’s here a nation bleed to death.

Hapless, the commander his reputation torn to
shreds, history will not remember him well,
golden stars fade in morning light.

He followed orders, issued by a dunce who is,
the product of 200 years of democracy based
on money and gross misinformation