Saturday 3 November 2018

On Taking Your Pick


  On Taking Your Pick

What do you mean
           I’m immoral?
         Just because
             I believe in
Free speech for me
But not for thee?  
                        Yours 
Is hate speech, while
Mine is lovely.  Besides,
    I have morals
    of a certain kind. 
    Just not yours. 
                 I’m made of
                        Sugar 
And spice and everything nice
    while you are made of 
                        Snakes
And snails and puppy-dog fails.
                        Especially
           old white males.
                 To whom I say:
     Your day in the sun
Is done.  We will now be One
                  great         
                 People.
   In prison.  Governed by
                the carrot
                    and
                the stick
                   is all.
                 But hey - 
           it’s better than
              essential
                Liberty.
          That is the way
         of Chaos.  Ours
             is the way
              of Order.
       Of a certain kind
               is all.
             Snicker.
             Snicker.

        Now, mind.  Or
         you will feel
          the weight
          of our heel
               or
           our sole.
             Take
          your pick,
             slave.
           Behave.
       And be quick
           about it,
        Like a good
              idiot.

              So,
  come in, come in
            to our
      archipelago.
      Everyone’s
        a winner!
        Just of a
         certain
           kind
           is all;   
             as
          I said.

   And you are led
          to your
        slaughter.

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