Beholden

Forget about which

Puppet is picked

Be your own leader

For no matter who

Is allegedly elected

They will be forever

Beholden to forces

Outside themselves

Directly or indirectly

Corporation dogmas

Religious dogmas and

The worst one of all

The deeply entrenched

Military Industrial Complex

Dictating budgets while

Defunding education

Carrot sticking healthcare

SS and VA benefits

When in an instant

If everyone led themselves

We wouldn’t need a leader

The last of which they

Are beholden to is

You