Faction
A Work in Progress
108
It’s a dangerous time
factions are forming
it’s becoming clear
billionaires crave power
In Caesar’s time Virgil was maybe sixteen
when Catullus died
we don’t know how
we can conjecture
Virgil did not live to see Ovid exiled
the same year Horace died
leaving his estate to Augustus
poetry and politics intertwined
Cabinet members complain
they can be held in contempt
an inner circle is to blame
acting with no restraint
A lame duck still quacks
though his medications make him drowsy
he’ s often nodding off
his orders remain the same
Enable him to stay in power
though his grip has loosened
he’s always wandering off
supporters are pissed off
He wants his name never forgotten
breaking taboos getting bigger bribes
he wants power and prizes
when all most want are lower prices
Factions are forming
nature will take its course
those that bought him
have buyer’s remorse
Dick Russell © Richard M Russell
2026
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