Tribute To the Taxman
Mister Government Taxman,
IRe See
you’re reaching into the citizens’
pockets again
Mister Caesar Palace Chamberlain,
your adept eyes
are deeply searching
every pocket square inch
for that last Penny pinch
Mister Vig Publican,
heavyweight coin collector,
you got another clock punchy bantam bettor
in a phantom debt clinch
The interest jabs piles on
every quarterly compound
Principally,
it hurts to tangle
legally ...
Round after round
Especially,
with the kangaroo court side
so plaintiff pouch
friendly
Mister Reaper Taxman,
you love to calculate take an
IRS estimate guess
Cost Grimm
is your pal[e] sidekick solicitor
Repo is the death blow
given to any delinquent visitor
Mister B[adge] Taxman,
with the sticky fingers, moneybag hand
Every sting
gives the Federales pot belly
a forfeiture honey tan
Mister Hedgewick Taxman,
you keep furtively
pi offering
shelter scam price add vice
And fee subtracting
a briefcase hefty skim slice
Mister Dachshund Taxman,
the Crown Boss Dollar Hogg
best coin collar hounddog
Sniff the silver scent
leading to the gold hidden —
Unreported income forbidden
Mister Sandman Taxman,
always ready to penalty collect
every garnished debt
Lien dreams
give those default
phat pockets
An open docket behest
Treasury coffer-filled desires
so pillow wet
No po’ usury soul ever due tribute grieve,
when the purse-hated Taxman
corporeal plane untimely departure leave
*IRS is the U.S. Treasury acronym
for Internal Revenue Service
— Romantic Warrior
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2019
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