The new emperor’s buttonhole

I always donate to the Royal British Legion, but I won't wear a plastic flower.

Remembrance Sunday’s long ago,

Lost in the christmas crush.

I wore no poppy, this time round,

Honouring those who gave their lives…

For what?

 

The freedom so dearly bought

Handed to a breed of sloths:

Nearsighted career politicos,

Slacking. Understanding lacking

The effects of exponential growth.

 

We can ‘choose’ to vote for one lot;

We can ‘choose’ to vote for the other;

Berated, derided, ‘apathetic’ (!)

Should we choose to simply

Not.

 

Elected leaders will not change

A system gifting power.

Illusory ‘mandates’ should be shown

To bloom a plastic flower.

©2008 Pendantry