Countdown Mandate

The whole world waits,
breathlessly;
It's a countdown to fate:
I see eight minutes left;
Will he or won't he take the bait?
I can't watch;
I can't listen to the debate;
Our beloved men and women
have the most at stake;
No matter what I believe,
Their dedication I celebrate!
One minute left now, they say;
No, it's zero hour, checkmate!
Only this is not a game...
Infiltrate, Eradicate,
No longer communicate...
Update, Alienate,
We will still demonstrate...
Validate, Evacuate,
Now I can only speculate...
And wait...

Lora Frikken ~ 3-19-03

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
~Mahatma Gandhi