Masquerade
Oh Goody! It’s that time again,
The fifth year anno domini
since earnest, caring, local men
won crucial votes from you and I.
Their trompe-l'oeil lives upon the stage;
these pillars of society
present themselves on printed page
as paradigms of sobriety.
These politicking platitudes
posted quickly through the door,
disguise ambitious attitudes
of men I’ve never seen before.