Cries About the Cabinet

A social commentary of the current political climate

We can feel the whole Earth shake

Each of us like rattling plates

Set upon a shelf to wait

Disposable should we break

Fragile souls all locked away

By the fools of modern day

A tragedy of their play

Never shall our fears allay

About our weak cabinet

That house of cards falsely set

Their blind trapeze sans a net

Where 'Change' hasn't happened yet

How long shall we serve buffoons?

Remain cups, saucers and spoons?

Slaves to a nation of goons?

Caught up in the tar typhoon?

Reviews

[Angi]

You are preaching to the choir, Astro. The whole thing is a folly. Well said, man. Angi~

[Astro]

Thank you very much Angi. Nice to know the Choir is getting bigger.

[Dana Alsamsam]

i love the sort of comical, satire feel to this piece. really we are just serving a bunch of baffoons...sad really that our entire government has come to a point where absolutely nothing gets done because politicians have stopped trying to get things done. instead they focus on making sure nobody else gets anything done. ridiculous and pathetic. great work!

i apologize for my long absence but i'm excited to be back and reading your work!

[Astro]

No apology needed Dana, good to see you return and grant me with a kind review. It is absurd that we find ourselves in this predicament. But like all great life lessons, we should learn from it and become stronger, smarter and more respectful. Thanks again.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

"Buffoons" and "spoons"...haha...great, clever rhyming in this one.

Definitely a great metaphor here, and something that we should all be thinking on. How long, indeed, shall be "serve buffoons"? The political climate all across the world is feeling the noose tightening, and I can't help but think that we are all in for some big changes despite where we call home. Thought provoking...

[Astro]

You like that rhyme eh? lol I was going for A,A/B,A/B,A rhymes so, that they all rhymed but the first and last and two in the middle rhymed more perfectly. Thanks for the nice review, I hope those changes happen fast and without the loss of lives. We have to work together, live together, and dream together because we are all the same. We don't hold the Earth in our hands, She gifts us with life and we should respect that.

[Dr. Wood ?]

it is universal my friend, I often say that if our beloved Politicians had to earn the same as your average Joe, 90% of them would not do that job.....ARE they in it for the money and power or do they really care about the community

[Astro]

You could pay them the same as the average Joe and they WOULD take the job, because the way it is today, they make more money from backdoor deals from the lobbyists than they make with their already inflated paychecks. "Tear down the wall" of oppression.

[Dr. Wood ?]

true and sad my friend, I lost faith in all politicians a few years ago when our own were exposed as frauds and cheats with their inflated allowances

[Frieda P]

Love this satirical piece Astro, even the pretty paper plates can't seem to make a dent in this battle against these buffoons, perhaps a smack over the head with real dinnerware is apropos.

[Astro]

Thanks a lot Frieda, I'm glad you like it. Most definitely a dent is more likely with porcelain. ;)

[Frieda P]

Yep and I've plenty to spare, I've got tons from the dollar store just for such occasions. ;-)

[Astro]

I can hear the cries of "Opa!" already. ;)

[Frieda P]

Haha, and I can dance whilst I'm slamming those suckers too. ;-)

[Jack...]

I vote for paper plates and plasticware. Astro I feel your frustration as we all know it far to well. It seems in Washington, no matter what "We the People" say, all they hear is, "keep the change." Nicely done my friend, excellent metaphors and like Girl Friday says...maybe it's time to shatter a few plates.

[Astro]

Good to see you are on the same page Jack, but paper and plastic are just another form of disposables I'd say. Thank you for the nice review, and don't forget to stand up and be heard. The louder the voice the more chance it will be them trembling and not us plates. :)