Sense Sonnet - Acher

Swinging

Americans swing forth and back,
Swinging like a pendulum do.
There's really no way to keep track
If forth is false or back is true.
Politics in the government
With parties and bureacracy
Push hard the swing of discontent.
That's where the source of power be.
The public swings to this, then that
As power seekers each take turns
Adding layers of pork and fat
While the tired public chokes and churns.

If we, the people, would swing less,
Then more stable good could progress.