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Thread #56732   Message #4174574
Posted By: GUEST,Bradfordian
14-Jun-23 - 06:06 PM
Thread Name: Mudcat Poetry Corner
Subject: RE: Mudcat Poetry Corner
I read this parody at the Mudcat singaround 12/06/23

If ( *Boris Johnson/*Donald Trump party remix) by Brian Bilston

If you can get the job when all around you
Lies ravaged from what it is you’ve done,
If intellect and common sense Confound you
and if integrity You have, but none.
If you can lie and not be tired by lying
And pretend you act for the public good,
But then leave the people to their dying
and say sadly, you did all you could.

If you can dream Of nothing more than power,
if you can think- But only of yourself,
If you believe this country’s finest hour
Is when the chosen few can gain more wealth,
If you can flout the law with bluff and bluster
And not care whether you are believed,
or deny with scorn every single blunder
And not care how many you may deceive.

if you can stir up hatred fear and violence
to create division to suit your ends,
and answer cries for help with silence
and then laugh about it with your friends,
if you can stretch this country to its limit
Or until you’ve had your fun,
yours is this land and everything that is in it
and as you wished- you’ll be President*,/PM,* my son.

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