What Value License and Tax

Once turning 18 on my birthday i booked and took my driving test
and thankfully i passed 1st time

Because failing comes at a cost
of another test followed by more
lessons

So since that day when i was granted my driving license and deemed legal then to drive and own a car 

And every day and year since for 
this privilege i have had to pay 
road tax, insurance, fuel duty,
m.o.t and updating my license

Likewise in order to own a t.v
on a yearly basis i was forced 
to buy a t.v license for the privilege

And when i got a pet dog for
Christmas so to i was forced
to get a licence him and myself
as an owner as well

And when i wished to become
an organ donor again i had to
apply for a licence

The only thing no one ever seemed
to need a licence for was the most
valid of them all a licence to become 
a parent or a father

So what value of licensing and taxes

I passed my driving test got my 
license and pay all the taxes that
entails.
And yet i drive on roads so full
of potholes my car is more often
in the garage than working

And though i am forced to pay 
my t.v license everything is a
repeat and has nothing on it
to watch

And why i have to annually pay
to license my pet dog only
they can justify but do not feel
the need to

Or why i need a licence and it
is not compulsory to become
an organ donor

But i suppose the reason for
no one needing a licence to
have children is 

Maybe it's because they are indeed
the future licenses and tax payers in
waiting
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Kavanagh  Avatar
October 19, 2020 at 1:25 PM
There is sweet sweet revenge in this poem Christopher, bet that last verse made you feel good, I didn’t know what to expect but you nailed it, I have a dog myself and I swear if I’m ever asked to produce a license, I’m gonna say what for he doesn’t watch the TV, or drive the car cheers David.
Flaherty Avatar
October 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Cheers David ta my mate
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