Sandra Martyres - Elections

What won’t a politician do to get votes
He’ll sell his soul and even distribute currency notes
He cares not a fig for the admonitions
Of the sometimes overzealous electoral commissions
He always manages to find the right excuses
To condone his Election Code abuses

The educated class remain passive spectators
To the unacceptable behaviour of these traitors
Then absolve themselves by claiming
That there is no candidate worth pursuing
They do not exercise their franchise
Since all the candidates proclaim is a pack of lies


I dream of the times when an Election
Will become a time for reflection
When the educated electorate will open their eyes wide
Exercise their franchise using their intellect to decide
Whether the candidate has the right stature
To merit being part of the government or legislature
Only then can the country hope for good governance
And with it the happiness and progress of its citizens

Sandra Martyres

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