The Last Elderly Melodies

Asylum

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free


The wretched refuse of your teeming shore


Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me

From “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus 1883

On the Statue Of Liberty

To imprison asylum seekers
Is a crime masquerading as necessity
Indefinite detention will make future historians wonder
Why racism flourished in our time
Habeas Corpus is a sacred concept
That must never be denied
People smugglers
Must never be a reason for endless imprisonment
Sanctuary and loving care
Must never be denied poor lost fellow humans
Shame! Shame! Shame
The Australian way with refugees is wrong
Is a disgrace
A disrepute
An infamy
A stain
That will forever remain
A dark and tragic flaw in our reputation
That cannot be undone by mere words
So stay silent all you excuse makers
You wrongful accusers of innocents
There is no queue that is jumped
There is no crime in boat travel for salvation
There is no justice if that for ever confines you
Now it’s time for a sea change
Set them free
Welcome them as part of our human family
Enjoy the transports of delight that compassion brings

No Problem

Cancer deaths are increasing
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
Many homes are burnt by wildfire
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
Half the poor are illiterate
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
Hospitals are short of beds, doctors and nurses
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
There’s a drastic shortage of houses
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
One in ten people in the world is poor
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
One in ten people in the world faces chronic hunger
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
One in four people has a decrepit home
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
500 species have vanished in the last hundred years
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
Outdoor air pollution has risen immensely since 1990
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
Chronic illness with obesity and diabetes is now common
No problem
Buy atomic submarines
That coercive industrialist fears losing corporate profit
No problem
Buy atomic submarines

The Forsaken Archetype

Hey there!
Oh no!
Heavens above!
Just look at what that would be leader
Plans to do with our society
Sack everyone who disagrees with him
Emasculate the legal system to save his guilty self
Deport all immigrants
Hit imported items with excessive tariffs
Deny women their right to control their own destiny
Foster oil and gas and coal to “drill baby drill”
Ban Muslims
Scrutinise federal employees with a new civil service test
Spurn and reject support for LGBTQ
Abolish teacher tenure
Terminate the Department of Education
Use the National Guard to prevent city violence
And take over the “dirty, crime-ridden” capital
That’s it then
A new era is looming
A vast change may soon be thrust upon us
A new kind of citizen, an archetype, now appears
He is white, obedient
A Christian who reads the chosen Bible
Hates foreigners
Denies climate change
Wears regalia in praise of the leader
And proclaims his membership of a master race
Look around you then
You will notice him because he is a flamboyant figure
Poised motionless now
At the gates of our earthly kingdom but yet afraid to enter
Now that’s funny
He is standing there not moving and suddenly silent
Is there a reason for this hesitation; yes I think there is
His brainwashing leader lost the election – again

Plausible Deniability

O My!
That seems so incriminating
Permission to build overwhelming tower monstrosities
That mutilate the landscape
Surround the city
And destroy forever a golden array of historic buildings
Just look at them
Rising ever skywards to do away with the sun
Why in heaven’s name was that approved?
What is the reason for that excrescence?
Who brought it about?
Now now, stay calm
Due process was followed with this massive project
Recognised procedures were followed
Endorsed by council meetings
With investigations by a committee
Confirmed by recognised distinguished experts
Due process was applied at the appropriate time
Owners of demolished houses were compensated
Traffic diversion was kept to a minimum
The new facilities were advertised
The project was blessed by media back up
Including praise of the new lifestyle
And public display of plans
Reinforced by advertisements praising the new lodgings
O and yes, by pecuniary support from the developer
Who did so much to launch the program

Id

Listen to him
Praising himself incessantly
Claiming everything he does is wonderful
Unmatched
Never before seen in the history of the land
Everyone who opposes him is wrong
Stupid
Evil
And note well this
His opponents
Are ruining the nation
Costly because of their incompetence
Imposing hardships on all
By ignoring his wondrous plans
That would bring comfort and joy never before seen
His critics are fools
Clumsy schemers
Dedicated to disastrous change
There he goes
Look at him
Responding to interviews
With sharp anger when criticised
And fairy stories about untrue achievement
Whenever the chance arises
Is this man brilliant as he claims to be?
No
Are his achievements great as he says?
No
Are his actions good for the nation?
No
Is this man an out of control narcissist?
Yes
Is his id a damaged source of all psychic energy?
Yes
Therefore beware
When the vital, decisive time comes
Do not, for any reason, vote him into power

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