I used to sing and write myself into a vision of changing social structures--
you know, the kind where the poor have at least beans and rice
and the street kid from Bolivia with the flu can get a shot instead of death.

at the young age of 23 my idealism has been smashed--I didn't anticipate this apathetic
onset until at least my 38th birthday.

instead I find myself waffling along in a political climate where I have no niche
I can cast a vote for Pol Pot or Milosevic.

can I do either in good conscience?

Bush, Kerry, they both need redemption. As do Rumsfeld, Tenet, and Ashcroft--
oh yeah, I can't forget Castro or ME.

We're none without fault. I'm not looking to cast a stone, only a vote--
if I can find time in between building my 5 year old's conscientious objector file
and reading the sermon on the mount.