GREAT DEPRESSION 2010



The world is in financial chaos
For which I can see no end,
The Great Recession of 2008
Will become a Great Depression by 2010.

With Kevin Rudd out of control
The financial meltdown cannot end,
Unless Rudd-the-dud begins to think
We’ll have a Great Depression by 2010.

But a man of words and not actions
What kind of message can Kevin Rudd send?
That will alleviate the mounting catastrophe
To prevent a Great Depression by 2010.

Australia’s financial world is run by eunuchs
Whereas once it was run by men,
Unless we can cut away all the dead weight
We’ll have a Great Depression by 2010.

We’ve learnt no lessons from the past
We make the same mistake over again,
Unless we start to take stock of history
There will be a Great Depression by 2010.

THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About this poem

I actually wrote this poem in 2008, but due to the inane 'leadership' of Kevin Rudd (-the Dud!), a depression seemed certain by 2010. In fact, Australia only had a Great Recession - not quite as bad!

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Written on November 06, 2008

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on August 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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