Villanelle: Only In Democracies Reigns Surprise

Villanelle: Only in democracies reigns surprise Only in democracies reigns surprise The majority cast their franchised rights Elect CEOs who tell fat cat lies In dictatorships the leader is wise He elects himself and appoints his mites Only in democracies reigns surprise On election day leaders on the rise By the hundredth day majority fights Elect CEOs who tell fat cat lies By end of first term majority dies Wonders how they kept the leader uprights Only in democracies reigns surprise By start of second term the voter cries Give us our oligarchy by rights Elect CEOs who tell fat cat lies In dictatorships people march in files To show they don’t much care about rights Only in democracies reigns surprise Elect CEOs who tell fat cat lies. © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2013