A wonderful poem and commentary, Andrea. I would like to be that old man rocking in his chair in a secluded cabin, away from the circus.
It isn’t as bad in Australia fortunately, in fact I don’t even notice much talk in the Media regarding our political situation … 90% is what is happening in the USA.

We just vote for whoever we choose, and rarely even discuss with out family or friends what way they lean politically. Almost all the arguing and bickering is just political hype and the parties disagreeing on each other, but when the election comes and goes, and whoever wins we know things won’t change dramatically, so just get on with life.