What shall we keep after the revolution?
State sanctioned lies.
lies about yesterday and tomorrow.
Oxycontin and fentanyl factories
must be kept on a war footing.
We will follow the science,
accepting at last that Alzheimer’s is
natural, safe and should never be treated,
unless there are signs of recovery.
Happiness points will be allotted,
according to those exhibiting
a myopic tendency
to laugh at nothing at all.
We will need more suitcases,
production must be stepped up,
for the transportation of gold teeth,
cigarettes and lighters,
and other minor treasures
to barter and swap with for food.
Actual breadlines will be considered,
a patriotic and legitimate form
of outdoor exercise.
We will need bicycles,
one for every five families should do.
Large sections of our victorious homeland,
together with its surplus populous
will be recycled into a much needed,
glue and mulch,
in order to hold together our glorious future.
Categories:
breadlines, poetry,
Form: Free verse
What shall we keep after the revolution?
Lies will go on, yes lies always survive;
state sanctioned lies,
personal lies, collective lies, secret lies, open lies,
lies of omission, lies of admission,
lies about yesterday and tomorrow,
lies for our own good,
lies about how we have overcame.
Oxycontin and sedative factories
must be kept on a war footing of course.
We will condemn, replace, dismiss
ban and debunk all the unfit that do not fit.
Declare that forgetfulness is natural,
safe and should never be treated
unless there are signs of recovery.
Breadlines will be considered
a patriotic and legitimate form of exercise.
Who needs toilet paper anyway?
Malcontents will to be turned
into a much needed glue,
in order to hold together our glorious future.
Categories:
breadlines, poetry,
Form: Free verse