Politico
Angled, just so,
nose aquiline profiled
repeats itself, a score
of sights defiled
by smirk
and sidling squint
that lurk
’side lips, ’neath glint —
masking lid
— that wart
from lens hid
remains, uncaught
with head’s turn:
that scar,
cut, scrape, burn:
quality of star
projected for journalists’
camera clicks, feverish notes
— tricks to top lists
among those who vote
— preference given female fans,
wizened women
— blue hair and winter tans —
yearning for their yen,
bespeaking country-clubs
and time on hands:
to choose cherubs
from handsome bands
of candidates
and running-mates
nymphos would sate
as they final count await
— lineup of hunks
more pectoral than pate
(so what if they’re punks?
— cheese-cake lightweights)
— good, well-groomed looks
go a long way
in voters’ books:
mayhap have final say
— appeals
to prejudice
of heels
(albeit high) please
lowest stratum
— pack
stadium
with those who back
the one with style,
not gray matter:
sharpest profile,
photogenic looks better —
The worthy
they shirk —
democracy at work.
