Elections In Oz

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Elections in Oz
by Robert (Bob) Moore (C) 2016

We’ve got elections coming up, don’t know what to do
Cement Block Bill or Malc the Mouth, neither seems true blue
both parties full of backstabbers, don’t get the man we choose
the backroom boys will do their job, and we’re the ones who lose

First we had our Kevin, then Julia came along
stabbed him and took over, things already going wrong
she complained of sexism, and spent all our dough
then before we knew it, Kevin had another go

Labor promised everything, from Gonsky to N.I.S
paid Gonsky for the first term, no money for the rest
all in forward estimates, from selling all our steel
bottom fell out of the market, those promises were not real

Then Tony Abbott came along, 
said that he would right the wrong
which Labor and the Greens had done
but he could not, it was too far gone

He stopped the boats, and the Carbon Tax
but people didn’t want the facts
no money for Gonsky, N.S.I. and other things
but Labor had promised them, and Tony felt the sting

They did not want to listen, and did not want to know
he’d broken promises they said, and so he had to go
Malcom had been waiting, just for this very time
stabbed Tony in the back, and started his own climb

So here we are again, heading for a new election
with no one we can trust, when we make our selection
Bill or Malcom, no good pick, neither has much voice
and polies do not listen, when the people make their choice

We need a PM just for once, who will bring it all together
and a Cabinet to back him, through good, or stormy weather
and after his three years are up, if things have not improved
then let the people vote him out, we’ll have him removed

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David Smith

Date: 7/4/2016 12:05:00 AM

Well written Bob. Even flies for a Kiwi. Thinking of forming my own party here. Hard to find party anywhere that knows what it stands for. They are past use bye date in most cases. You could always go opal digging to get away from it all and you do have a bigger back yard. Our politicians are always in our face. If it gets too rough come across the ditch. We are short on good poets here. Regards David

Robert J Moore
Date: 7/4/2016 3:27:00 AM

Thanks for the invite David, I came here in 1960, guess dad could have just as easy gone to NZ but as you say, it is the same everywhere now, politicians just think they are better than the people who elect them, and will not listen ant more (that opal digging souns OK, but I think the Aussies have cleaned it all out by now lol Cheers Bob

Robert Heemstra

Date: 6/30/2016 8:10:00 PM

Backstabbing and politics about the same no matter where you are! Nice write!