democracy
at least
enables change of government
without an insurrection
or civil war destroy
we who vote
we own the result
we choice the politicians
we choice the consequences
if a cornered state
has some nasty act to make
which angers many citizens
if the tumult people
do not own
if their politicians
fail to salve the anger
opinion may coagulate
about some other means
to reparate the state
revolt
insurrection
civil war
this is risk destruction
like when a rag hysteria
incites a pride of fools
to lynch a children’s doctor
so politicians flurried
when half the voters
slept the last election
politicians flurried
to preempt denial
of no easy choice