Taxman
In the land that I was born
there is a man who takes from the sun,
he takes from the moon, from the earth's womb,
he takes from the sweat on your brow
and the bread from your mouth.
He calls himself the Taxman,
the collector of duties,
he hardly builds any roads
nor bring bread to your table,
but takes from your hunger,
and
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Categories:
taxman, africa,
Form: Free verse
Poetry Versus the Taxman
Got to put writing aside for a bit
Need to get the bookwork done
The taxman is waiting
He wants the numbers
With dollar signs in front
He doesn't care that he's taking me away
From my love of words
He just wants me to be done
By a certain day
So he can take my money....
I usually enjoy doing bookwork
It's a task I
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Categories:
taxman, conflict,
Form: Free verse
The Taxman Cometh - the Lament of the Self Employed
His knees shake, he's feeling weak
His hands tremble and he cannot speak
He got an email early afternoon
It's tax time again - it's much too soon
His accountant queries things long past
But his filing system is not up to task
Bits of paper cover the floor
As he prints reports by the score
He
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Categories:
taxman, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Hey Taxman
millionaires not to pay taxes, but give to the destitute masses
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Categories:
taxman, poverty,
Form: Monoku
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
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Categories:
taxman, corruption, fun, money, word
Form: Ode
The Taxman Cometh
A devil in three-piece polyester
Sweaty jowls hanging over starched collar
Worker’s bane, savings account molester
Stalking your front door, try not to holler
Huntin’ for your cash; not all he will do
Piles of workers’ scalps under his front seat
Lambs to the slaughter for our Darthie-poo
Laundering funds for government elites
Business buys Washington, who buys the vote
Our tax dollars, the
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Categories:
taxman, america, money, society,
Form: Quatrain
Letter To the Taxman
LETTER TO THE TAXMAN
We have to give too much in tax payment.
I suppose you don’t find it funny but I meant
Taxes in Texas seems like a double entendre,
Or
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Categories:
taxman, funnyme, may, me,
Form: Couplet