Quatern Nr.04 — Far-Right Populist Leaders

    
The populist leaders appeal    
to unresolved issues in folk    
corrupting the sense of what’s real    
then tighten the noose of the yoke  
   
nostalgic the picture they paint    
the populist leaders appeal    
to loosening norms of restraint    
encouraging Fascist ideals    
   
as freedoms are lost in the deal    
with latent emotional need    
the populist leaders appeal    
to violent expression - and feed    
   
the sense-of-abandonment itch    
that’s festering, oozing to heal -    
a sensitive button to which    
the populist leaders appeal    
   
and whipping up terrible zeal    
minority power is felt    
the populist leaders appeal    
to changing the cards they were dealt    
   
with everyday masses appalled    
the populist leaders appeal    
to old-time religion enthralled    
with progress they want to repeal    
   
the populist leaders appeal    
to symbols they dig from the past    
and cranking a turn of the wheel    
praise God for the lot they were cast.