Kakistocracy

I’ve been taught a new word

Which describes to a T

The way that our country,

Right now, seems to be.

 

For those who believe

Our democracy’s gone,

There’s a noun that explains

What we’ve landed upon.

 

Not dictatorship, tyranny,

Fascist autocracy,

But – here it comes –

And that word’s kakistocracy!

 

Go look up the meaning –

So perfect, you’ll burst.

It’s a government ruled

By the absolute worst!

 

The least qualified,

Most unscrupulous leaders,

The stupid in charge of

The bottom-most feeders.

 

As a lover of language,

I’m glad to have learned

There’s a word that our government

Truly has earned.