Concerning infatuation versus pragmatism.

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An infatuation has taken hold of this land In a love affair with a young black man This affair has no solid reason or rhyme It has no basis in fact this time The people just want something new Something fresh to get them all through And this fresh young black man Sees himself as the new leader of the land A child of destiny, ambition, and time I fear he may become a partner in crime Deluded into believing that he "Can do what's never been done" Rashly thinking that he "Can win what's never been won" While the one who really knows the truth Sits by and watches the cracks in the roof And a happier destiny slip from the land As her people swoon for a young black man

Authors Bio:

Jim Bush is a 67 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a  POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.