Deadline

Procrastination 

Is a killer of all things great. 

The Democrats thought 

They had enough time to win.

The opponent was a man no one loved

And an ideology no one believed in. 

The Election was a year away.

What they did wouldn't come back to bite them.

Unanswered questions

Would fade into the void. 

But we didn't forget.

We didn't want to forget.

We didn't want to stay stuck

Between a rock 

And a hard place. 

Now,

As they did in college,

The Democrats are staying up all night

Coming up with excuses 

To earn a passing grade. 

They don't need to be the best,

They just need to be good enough

To cross the line into the elected elite. 

They don't know what they want from there.

They don't know what they hope to accomplish.

The Republicans won't back down, 

The people will still be deeply unhappy. 

There will be no celebration,

Only resignation.

If the Democrats win,

They'll have no one but themselves to blame.