Contrasts

The statesman,

 President Obama -

Out front leading his country,

Calling on all to come forward,

The appearance of openness, honesty, integrity,

Country First,

Democracy.

Prime Minister Harper

And the backroom boys,

Leaking bits of their budget like

Truant school boys slipping notes,

The appearance of secrecy, shallowness, petty politics,

Me First, Party First,

At any cost.

Stephen Nesbitt ©