debatable

I watch the debates
for a few minutes then change the channel.
I go back to it.
it's sad.
it's a train wreck.
is this the best we have?
the world is changing.
the old hang on,
the new claw at the door
trying to get in.
no one stands out.
there's a chink in all their armor.
they stumble, mumble,
make promises they can't keep,
trying too hard
to get their point across.
it's a beauty contest.
no one seems good enough,
smart enough.
honest enough.
but that's the way it's
always been.