‘Friends,’ says Elon, ‘let’s make cruelty fun,
let’s watch suffering with a grin,
let’s split our sides as thousands die
and let’s not hold our laughter in
as immigration policies bite
and deportation tears families apart.
Let’s snigger as famine and disease rampage
because we’ve withdrawn foreign aid
and does it matter, as long as we are entertained?
So, let’s hold a laugh-in as we deprive
our children of a balanced education,
let’s raise a crazy toast to poverty and deprivation,
let’s giggle when women die from botched abortions,
let’s just fall about when families can’t eat
because we’ve thrown them out of work.
‘And whatever we do,’ says Elon,
waving a chainsaw, surrounded by men
with guns ‘let’s make it FUN!’
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Liz McPherson
A great poem, Liz. Hit the nail on the head, as you usually do!
Comment by Tonnie Richmond on 1 March, 2025 at 9:56 am