Vote for me

Vote for me

Vote for me

I asked the wall

I have repainted you

And put a crown of razor wire on your crown

I have strengthened your foundations 

And guarded you from attacks

Vote for me , I insist

I have uprooted the trees

That may fall on you

Though men eat their fruits

And sleep in their shade

Vote for me

I begged the wall

I have cleared the path

Around your base

Uprooted the shrubs and the grass

Though the sheep feed on them

And the goats browse on them

But the grounds have to be kept

And paths cleared for the soldiers

To parade on

Vote for me

I plead with the wall

I have replaced the bricks with granite blocks

I have polished it to reflect the sun

Now you are a monument to greatness

Vote for me

I pound on this wall

Asking for a nod or even a cough

Look at the history, I say

Which wall has won better awards

Or enriched more contractors

Or uprooted more helpless men

Vote for me

I say

I have cut the ribbon with a golden knife

And removed the veil 

From the stone plaque

And from the sphinx with my face on it

I inscribed the adulations in gold

And decorated your frontage

So now,

Vote for me

I ask this wall.