I’m not
in any way
a paranoid
no
I’m not
but I believe
the government
is after my arse
~
the day that I turned fifty (somethingsomething)
it was quite a long time
ago
the government
sent me a letter
signed with love
send us
a little specimen
they asked
collect it
on the spoon
that we’ll provide
don’t be embarassed
it’s for your own good
you can trust us
we love you have your very best
interests
in mind
~
well I ignored that letter
as you can
well believe
no specimen of mine
is going
for tests in a
white-coat
lab
no thank you
kindly
~
time passed
~
today
I was anxiously
awaiting
the mail should bring
an exciting new
old tome
I bought it on e-bay
a French Philosophy
a book that’s going to set
my poetic heart
on fire
and there
when I glanced out
of my window
a package
too big to fit inside
the mailbox
oh boy
oh boy oh boy
oh boy
~
hello Frank
this
is your government
last chance now
we’re asking you nice
we’re asking kindly
where is
the specimen we require
don’t try to tell us
that collecting it
was too hard
we gave you
the spoon
we gave
the jar
we gave a stamped-return-envelope
with each step
illustrated
on a how-to-do card
we want our your specimen
we want it now
we need to
take a deep look
inside your bowels
why do you resist us
we are your friends
if you don’t return this
the friendship ends
takes on a new twist
send
your specimen
NOW
we await
your swift reply
~
oh boy
oh boy
© Frank Prem, 2016
Poem #28: the last annual show
04/12/17
After your arse? They’ve always had your arse, and mine too. Gripping poem, strong message.
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G’day Harry.
Yes, no-one wanted to look when I was younger , now the Government is the best I can do.
It’s not right.
Cheers,
Frank
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Lol…..
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🙂
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Gotta be preferable to the probes you get from the extraterrestrial s, no? 😁
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Eek!
Did you know they work for the government now… medical health, I heard … LOL
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Have you seen the USA Zumwalt? No doubt about it … Well maybe not since at 4.4 billion it had mechanical failure four months after being commissioned. Broke down in the Panama canal.
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Just looked it up then. Surely alien design would have got it through the canal. I went to a contemporary art exhibition recently. Looks like it might have come out of that. Same deal really – show huge contempt by taking a truckload of money and turning out a load fo … well… ?zumwalt?
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😂
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Bizarre isn’t it? Don’t know if you read up on it or not. But 60 originally ordered. Cut back to 3, cost=+22B. That, in my opinion will rise.
We’ll clog that damn canal!
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It’s gobsmacking Michael. It’s impossible to understand the sums of money and resources being thrown at this kind of thing.
Feed the world …
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Agreed. Damn Aliens.
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This is so funny !!!
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Glad you enjoyed it Gbolabo.
Nothing is sacred, anymore.
Cheers,
Frank
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🙂 Governments are run by divisive tribal leaders who are out of date, stiff, and archaic.
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Amen, brother!
Cheers,
Frank
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2016 represented change. Only time will tell if the change is good, or bad…but until then, we need to look at 2017….new beginnings. Younger generations need to come together in 2017 and stand up for what we know is right. The world isn’t as big as it used to be…not to us. And we have the power to overcome the older generations and take our world back NOW! We can bring control back to the people, how it was always supposed to be. We own enough of the population to control what is right and wrong, and make a real impact on the future. We don’t need to stand back just watching while our world burns. Join me in taking our world back in 2017. Happy New Years!
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Welcome ranter. Up the revolution. My only question is whether I still need to present my a*** to the government, for my own good?
LOL
Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers,
Frank
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Well, should the younger generations take over the gov any time soon…then no, we don’t want ur arse. If anything, we’d like to provide you a with a nice round pillow, for when you sit your arse down.
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I’ll look forward to that. Thank you, in advance!
Cheers,
Frank
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