Freedom

Condemnation of all parties. Not because it's fashionable.

All the piggies gather round the trough
chewing on the bones of the young and innocent
Add another carcass to the voting poll
You can't change my beliefs
because I don't earn enough not to care

You have your freedom now let me have mine

It's hard to be heard in the mess hall of parliament
those who wear the red rose guffaw and laugh
Stuffing their faces with blue ribbons and denial
The opinions of few seem to outweigh
the needs of many

You have your freedom now let me have mine

Gather around little children
your future families will not heed my words
The damage of Eton to the English dictionary
means that truth, peace and common sense
will soon lose their meaning...

All the suits gather and I look from the animals to the men
I could not tell the difference as their pork barrel's gave the illusion
they truly cared

Reviews

[Clara]

Well, they might not be putting forth any good policies -- hence the condemnation.
We are suffering from something similar in Australia. Hah.

I don't know why but this poem reminded me of the 1954 Animal Farm film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm_%281954_film%29

Good first write. :)

[Simon Welsh]

I know :P the last stanza was a reference to AF.
Politics, eh? XD Weird stuff.

[Clara]

Politics = pretty crap.

[Red & Blue]

It doesn't matter if it's American politics, Australian politics, or British politics. The politicians are all bigoted idiots handed too much power. Given the current state though, perhaps a Revolution is a coming.
I enjoyed this piece. -bravo-

[Annabelle Lee]

I do enjoy the occasional political piece. This was it. Although it may not be american politics, there was very much a resemblance in reaction to politics there and I enjoyed this

[RainDancer1997]

Good write. Very different and good

[Rafia ~ Yellow Girl]

Such a strong and argumentative topic put into such a delicate genre with a remarkable power, I like this one alot ! Would be looking forward to read more . :)

[Lexi Villanueva]

Chewing on the bones of the young and innocent. -love it
such tranquility and brilliance. 100

[Brooke Lynn]

Very powerful words. And I agree, I felt it reminded me of Animal Farm as well.