uncle sam is no benevolent king
there is no royalty in america
perhaps that is what we are missing
a figurehead family that occasionally
admonishes its government
whenever it goes astray
with royalty in america
ordinary children would have
royal offspring to relate to and admire
watching them grow up and
learning from their mistakes
instead of following the likes of
movie stars and overpaid athletes
and career politicians whose
best interests rarely align
with their own constituents
but alas here in america
all we have are american baseball
american football
american cinema
american pie (and chevrolet)
oh yes
all we have are presidents
who come and go
while the machinery behind the scenes
continues to grease that which none of us
can truly ever change
january two thousand seventeen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
jdubqca 
Excellent summation, John. “Machinery behind the scenes” directed by the invisible hands of real power of the wealthy few that are untouchable. 😦
Yes, it is sad but thank you, Olga.
When I was growing up in the tundra of northern Wisconsin, there were two Caroline’s my age – one a Kennedy and the other a royal in Monaco. Every time their face was on a magazine, my adoptive mother would say I was as beautiful as them. I thought that was kind of her. But I knew I would never be rich, not like them. Being rich guarantees nothing. (I am sorry for this long comment but you wrote this and I had this memory flood back to me JM)
Thank you for sharing your thoughtful comments, Lara. It’s rewarding knowing my poetry brought back such vivid memories.
Sigh. I feel you on this. Since it’s a little more political than I publicly like to share (especially at twitter), I don’t want to risk any potential backlash.
thank you Sarah and no worries dear friend
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Megacorps and megabanks rule and the right to vote is a mere illusion of democracy. “continues to grease that which none of us
can truly ever change” well expresses the despair.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Carl.
This is a fantastic idea! I could totally get on board with that. 🙂
I am completely smitten with a show called The Royals (mostly because Princess Eleanor is so hot).
I’ll have to take a look at The Royals!
I cannot imagine my life without a royal to admire. As a child we used to say an oath to the Queen everyday and each classroom had a picture of her. She is in my blood so to speak. I would like to crown Mr trump.
and here she is still going strong to this day, but recovering from a nasty cold, so I hear!
Well said, JDub..
The insularity of your culture has always been a problem for your country. And now it’s being further entrenched..aided by that machinery behind the scenes [that] continues to grease that which none of us can truly ever change.
I’m so sorry it’s turning out this way for you. You have every right to feel desolate.
xVivienne.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Vivienne. xo
Having royalty doesn’t make it any different… it’s much the same here in England too. It’s a world disease… unfortunately! 😑
Yes, I understand – and unfortunately national and world affairs seem to be getting stranger by the day.
They certainly do appear so, but it’s always been a strange world… or at least the strange ones seem to find ways to make sure they run it. 😕
Interesting concept – I’m from a country which has both a selected government and a royal family, and I do prefer it like this 🙂
thank you for visiting my poetry blog and commenting on this piece
I think the royals make it little better actually… but there is a sense of continuation that can be good sometimes.
thank you for sharing your thoughts on this piece Björn ~ hope you and your have been well (sorry for the late response!)