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B27 Pg 49

Parliament question time

“Is it true” says the politician to another,

“that you’ve done nothing to help the under privileged and poor?”

“O yes” replies the minister, “it is true,

That! and so very much more.”

“And is it true,” says he pointing the finger of blame,

“that you’ve been dishonest  and cheated the poor people of their tax?”

“O yes! That’s also true!”

we’ve exploited them to the max.”

“And is it true Minister, that you are totally incompetent,

a scoundrel and a lying cheat?”

“O yes, yes! That’s so very very true,” he says,

as the mighty politician breaks down and weeps uncontrollably.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au  Created on 9/11/00