Subtly, they slice and serve
Each morsel on a china plate,
Never more than they
think we deserve.
So disdainful of us,
yet they’re sealing our fate.
A few voted them in,
we all fund their pay—
In most cases a dire mistake.
Now they collect our money
and say:
“Our constituents? Let them eat cake!”
(c) 2017, by Hannah Six
Photo: Cake at Madonna Inn (CA), by Daderot
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