CRUEL CHANGE
A cruel change brought upon us
By cruel people in high places,
Trying to control the peoples’ minds
Committing endless disgraces.
Cruel change of political correctness
Which has no right to be,
Cruel orders from up in Canberra
To outlaw democracy.
Freedom is no longer a given
It is no longer allowed,
Individuals are not tolerated
We have to fit in with the crowd.
Cruel pollies using mental torture
To keep the people cowered,
Cruel people up in Canberra
Abusing their political powers.
A cruel wind blew through Canberra
Leaving icy, heartless fiends in control,
Unthinking, mindless dictators
Without a conscience or a soul.
THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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A cruel change brought upon us By cruel people in high places, Trying to control the peoples’ minds Committing endless disgraces.
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Written on November 20, 2008
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on August 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 680 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
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