A choice of leaders

And now we come to the two leaders
Which, I must point out
Should be only a facet of this campaign
Not the entire show
This is not a presidential race
We have cabinet government
With the rest of the ministry around it
But like it or not
The focus is on Morrison and Albanese
On optics, soundbites, gaffes
Points for glib talking
Never mind the content
Points awarded for skilful dodging of difficult questions
No matter how important they are
In addition
We are seeing feral, unprofessional reporters
Trying to hijack the campaign
Turn it into ‘gotcha’ moments
To present their lords and masters in the right-wing media
With tomorrow’s anti-Albo headline
But this time the public are wise to this blatant bias
Just as the veneer of Morrison’s glib campaign spiel
Cannot hide
The incompetence
The whiff of corruption
The rejection of accountability
The absence of empathy
Of the government he’s led these past three years
The devil you know
Is saying it is better to stick to the devil you know
Really? As opposed to
Embracing the possibilities and potential
Of the new, fresh outlook
This country desperately needs?