Political Propaganda

** Reflections on a paper discussing Political Language**

They take a reason

and twist it 

like a metal hanger, angling it

until it fits into minds; 

deception protrudes through 

the least resistant, you know.

You open your mind 

to them, believing, 

blindly trusting like a child;

not questioning 

the doubt in your head.

after all, we want what’s best, right?

repeat after them, 

“yes, we want what’s best.”

And they make ugly become

the new beautiful,

And they turn away disgusted

from those who reason

lest we notice

the truth.