I stand in the long queue of ladies
Curtained Electronic Voting Machines wait too
While posse of sweating police silently guards.
I am to choose a lesser evil
And the EVMs will collect abstract dreams
The cheeky old sun winks at the police.
Political anti-heroes shake on the edge of denouement
with abated breath.
Posted for Susan’s Midweek motif ~ Suffrage, the right to vote @ Poets United
sumanar/lekha 
Oh! I see the image! And then that last line took my breath away!
EVMs collect abstract dreams… love that!
Powerful
Love this!
Quite a scene you describe here. I like the term “political anti-heroes”. It seems that’s all we have left.
I HOPE for the anti-hero’s denouement. May it be so. Thanks for voting!!!!
p.s. I love the cheeky old sun in this poem.
Loaded with power!
I particularly like from this line down: “And the EVMs will collect abstract dreams”
We must always vote against war – and for the lesser evil and what is right – eloquently expressed
“I am to choose a lesser evil.” I like how your options are already made for you.
Whilst I agree sadly so many politicians are wolves in sheep’s clothing…then again we often vote for the loudest voice. Tricky business isn’t it?
It takes courage to stand in those long queues…
Well said, Sumana! We need to be rescued from corrupt, ineffective or indifferent leaders. One salient way to do that, is to put more of the good ones in power . Elections are the mechanisms that enable this change…..
the lesser of two devils advocates is so often the case in our democrratic world, especially liked the last line
How so true, Sumana. We should be thankful for living in a country where at least we have the right to vote and dream of changing the world by choosing the lesser of two evils…