A Poem by a Desister

Pick Red, or else you want our economy dead!
Pick Blue, or else you’re a bigot and I will hate you!

When will this end? When will I be able to have a non-political conversation with a friend?

These parties were meant to divide us, 
They call it left and right.
Their only purpose is to make us turn on each other and fight. 
If you chose red I guess you’re rich and white,
If you chose blue I guess you might be black and maybe gay too.

But what if I don’t want to always choose?
What if for once I just want to ignore the news?

The only options are right and left!
If you don’t choose, you’re mentally dead!

What if political correctness isn’t something I’m trying to find?
What if I have already made up my mind?

I have traditional values, conservative as you might say, but Trump doesn’t represent me. 
I use my own brain.
Politicians promise a lot, they lie a lot.
But in the end, they only want money.
To get it, they make us go astray.

But what if I don’t like the candidates, and think about life in a different, and more meaningful way?

It seems like the Wokies and the Trumpies have equally lost their common sense,
Both extremes have been indoctrinated and are caught up in a trance

We are divided by the media, controlled by the news
How could we forget that the left wing and right wing help the same bird fly?
Until we realise that we need to fight the system instead of each other, out brain cells will continue to die

I’m sure many of us want a middle ground
But a central party to represent us is nowhere to be found

I keep hearing
If you’re liberal you’re definitely gay
If you’re conservative you’re racist at the end of the day.

But what if this isn’t a game I’m willing to play?

How about we start to think past black and white,
How about we create a new grey, where everyone shines a light.
Where opinions are valued, not hated upon,
Where no one gets triggered, if we dislike something we just move on

This would be so much better than where we’re at now.
No politicians, only people who come together to create a new plan.
Where everyone gets a voice, every woman and man.
Where we can say that a new chapter finally began. 
There won’t be one person above all,
We will all get a say, and we can destroy the old red and blue wall.

Politics were made to divide us, to make us players in the game
Maybe at one point in the future, politics won’t be about money and shame. 
But for now we need to remember to love one another and to light up our flame

Because in the end we’re all innocent people, who were sucked up into this deadly game.

I decided to quit, to try something new

The question is, will you?