An Unenviable Position

On high steel horse, a monarch flies home;
Head of country, our state, must set orderly tone.
For while Mother’s away her children cause strife.
Beware those who’ve snapped, they carry a knife.

Ancient authority to exercise, atrophied muscles must flex,
No rubber stamp is at hand; this game’s much too complex.
Puzzle pieces are broken, all bent and all mangled;
Even Spider admits, the strands have all tangled.

Old, forgotten, dusty halls -
Where prerogative powers evolve-
A discretion misplaced
‘Ere meant to be erased.

A ceremony of splendor, her appointment did promise,
Traveling tours of the globe, but ministers are amiss.
Pageantry postponed; the want of an answer,
Parliament’s dilemma to solve with the grace of a dancer.

All eyes to the Governor! She approaches the stand;
The public to face, the politicians, their demand.
The figure of authority, sets the pace with a glance.
But what others can’t see is that shit stains her pants!