Oath of Office: To the Noncommital Politician

Your heart and God know if you kept
what you promised to protect.

For better, worse: momentous vow.
Conserve it to deserve it now.

Falter, wander, break, betray,
then best amend and pledge today

to redress errors, right your path.
Delay to witness aftermath

of poor decisions run awry.
And should you tarry, don't deny.




Oath of Office: To the Noncommital Politician © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.

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Submitted: July 4, 2019









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