Why I Don't Bother with Polls

Since I already know what I think, polls
Just waste my time. Besides, the news reports
Mislabel and distort their meaning. Courts
May rule this meaningless, but no — our souls
Misrepresented sears my brain like coals
Laid on my forehead. I have sharp retorts
For ignorant mistakes, but power snorts
And raises foolishness to meet its goals.

Embracing bad opinions, free of facts,
The clueless cling to fear and easy blame,
Count on the famous, famous for their fame,
To tell them what to do, unreasoned acts
Based on crude lies in long-since disproved tracts,
And triumph. I just want to clear my name.