Words of Washington – All Eyes on the Capitol

Lust

In a time of peace

Whispers of absolute power

Corrupting the mind

Distorting the truth

Outrage

Believing without seeing

Facts become liquid

Feed the need

A changing news cycle

Greed

Consuming without concern

One way or no way

Win at all costs

To hell with the little people

Violence

Plant the seed

Fan the flames

Staged headlines

Repeat, repeat, and repeat again

Money

Taking and then giving

Beware of the buried barbs

Once the hook is set

All hope is lost

Pedophilia

Children suffering

Heavy hands

Penetrating relentlessly

Fears and tears

War

Feed the machine

Reckless destruction

Loyalties changing

Everyone bleeding the same

Division

Divide and conquer

Colors in continued conflict

Battle of the sexes

Down and staying down

Labels

Terminology of control

Identification and indoctrination

Free speech

Comes with a perilous cost

Secrecy

Information is power

Suppression and blackmail

Clouds overhead

Keeps the fringes in line

Power

Absolute and indefinite

Global players

Strategizing for domination

The body count continues

Addiction

Users and dealers

Surveillance, coercion, intimidation

Control the masses

And you control the narrative

Bureaucracy

Lost in a labyrinth

Every turn a higher wall

One forward and two back

Frustration

Transparency

A pleasant fiction

See what they want seen

Leaking for political gain

Facts interred forever

Media

Power brokers

Deciding which cards to play

Characters assassinated

Just another day

Washington

Cesspool of corruption

Too many secrets

Bloated and untrustworthy

Yet seemingly unstoppable

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I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all.I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed.I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another.I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me.I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

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