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IF ever I had a country : XLVIII - XLIX XLVIII If ever I had even on a rocky wayward moon of a gaseous planet a country And if ever through successive assassinations of previous party cronies I were the Minister of Labour I'd instantly expose those in government who fiddle employment statistics in their favour Such as fictive employments of high class ladies fairies cousins camp-followers or paramours Especially of those who get elected by courting the few hundred new migrant citizens of colour In their tiny village hamlet or township constituencies of no particular worth or valour That is, if ever through successive assassinations of previous party cronies I were the Minister of Labour And even if I never ever had no rocky wayward moon of a gaseous planet country XLIX If ever I had a country even in a parallel universe galaxy And if ever through successive mis-counts in previous elections I became the Labour Secretary I'd overnight put an end to the farce of allowing charitable organizations play Robin Hood with hard-earned money Prohibit under threat of castration the printing of thick unread colourful magazines with starving children charitable beggars subject to sodomy And save the over 60% tax-deduction amounts to balance the budget in every poor country While giving to thrifty research and caring aid bodies who contribute to the quality of life one $ or € deducted from every salary That is, if ever through successive mis-counts in previous elections I became the Labour Secretary And even if I never ever in any parallel universe had no country © T. Wignesan - Paris, August 7, 2018
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