Empty smiles
Linger on frozen faces
Caught in the flashbulb
Of political life
She started the path
Of election
Wanting to be the chosen one
Wanting to help
To make a difference
Make things a little better
But somehow, some way
Those things got lost
It is difficult to identify
When that happened
When did it start?
How did I end up here?
She remembered talking
To a concerned citizen
About the plight
Of children
It seemed innocent enough
Who isn't concerned about children?
It was easy to take
The money for support
But then, once the money
Had changed hands
Like thirty pieces of silver
The price was paid
And it became difficult
To say no
To the supporters
Who had contributed so much
And, again
It was for the children, wasn't it?
But it didn't stop there
It moved on to other things
The cause of trees
Of jobs for families
Of healthy products
Of things...
And on and on
Down the slope she slipped
Staff becoming larger
Campaign taking over
Until there was no more her
She was just the face, the name
The plastic smile
The empty promises
And she won
But everyone lost.
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