by Tony Brown
We all know where this is going
Right down to the contentious opening volley
and the tensing of sword hands
Right down to the bloodied noses
and the swing and miss journalism
What do they want to sell us
between the stage shows
and the sham of battle
We know they've sold us out
but we won't even mind all that much
as long as we get ours
Oh we're watching the news
and shaking our heads at them
Deep down we know marketing when we see it
and though it's nothing we care for that much
it's a hell of a lot better than no country at all
Speaker gavels the chamber to order
This is gonna be good
They're going to read sacred texts
and unicorns are gonna appear
And they love to sell unicorns
and jabberwocks a-burbling near nonsense
Anything mythic, really
and boy do we love to shop
Tony Brown, of Worcester, MA, has been writing for over 40 years. He recently released his third CD with his poetry and music ensemble, The Duende Project, and is currently completing a full length manuscript.
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