They have done it again.
        Now its government shutdown.
                    Disagreements  exist on all sides.

Each side accuses the other.
            Wages for many go unpaid.
                        Politics creating the usual tension.

For some this is entertainment.
            Its now fodder for the newscasts.
                        What must the world think?

There must be some compromise.
            When will this stress cease to exist?
                        No signs of parity or agreement.