THE RIGHT MAN
- Edson Conn

- Jul 18
- 2 min read
JULY 10, 2026
THE SYSTEM THAT WAS BUILT TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE HAS BECOME NOTHING MORE THAN A SHOW OF A POWER AMONG POLITICAL PARTIES.
THE SYSTEM THAT WAS BUILT TO PROTECT AND HONOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAS BECOME NOTHING MORE THAN A STAGE FOR OLD PEOPLE TO BATTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES.
THE SYSTEM THAT WAS BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE HAS BEEN SEPARATED AND AMBUSHED BY THE VERY PEOPLE WHO HELPED CREATE IT.
WHILE THE PEOPLE THAT IT LOOKS UP TO HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE AND IGNORED.
AND EVERY NEW ELECTION, ANOTHER MAN CLAIMS PLANS TO MAKE A CHANGE
MAKE A CHANGE FOR THE WORTHWHILE, AND THE PEOPLE SHOUT WITH PRAISE
WE HAVE FOUND THE MAN, THE RIGHT MAN
THE RIGHT MAN TO MAKE ALL PROBLEMS GO AWAY
AND NOW HOMES ARE DIVIDED, WHO IS GOOD OR BAD
AND THE DEBATE BECOMES, WHAT DO WE TELL THE TEENS
‘CAUSE THEY’LL BE 18 WHEN THE TIME COMES AROUND
AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT THEY NEED.
BUT IN THE WAKE OF A LANDSLIDE WIN, ALL SMILES ARE WHAT REMAINS OF A HOPELESS FLEETING HAPPINESS,
‘CAUSE WHEN THE SUN SETS, AND THE MOON SHINES;
THE WOLVES COME OUT AND HOWL NONSENSE INTO THE NIGHT
JUST LIKE THE VERY MAN WHO PROMISED JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE, BUT BEHIND HIS BACK, ALL FINGERS WERE CROSSED
AND THE REMAINS OF A BROKEN SYSTEM CONTINUE TO CLASH WITH THE PROSPECTS OF HOPE,
THE PEOPLE HIT THE STREETS TO PROTEST LIES OVER TRUTH
THEY UPROOT HISTORY, AND ASK FOR A SAVIOR; THEY ASK FOR THE MAN IN THE OVAL;
BUT HE TOO HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO THE FABRICATED STORIES OF POSSIBILITIES
HE SITS ATOP THE SYSTEM, CLAIMING HE IS JUST A LITTLE PAWN IN THE LARGEST, GREATEST SCHEME OF HUMANITY
AND THE FIRE OF PROSPERITY HAS BY NOW FIZZLED OUT,
AND THE GAUGES OF REALITY HAVE BEEN SKEWED
AND THE YOUNGEST ADDITION TO THIS SCATTERED SYSTEM WONDERS WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED.
WHAT FAULT HAVE THEY FAILED TO COMMIT, WHAT SENSE HAVE THEY FAILED TO MAKE
AND THEY CRY OUT, MAYBE NEXT TIME TELL ME WHO IS THE RIGHT MAN


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