The Greedy Dream

That stately ship

the ship of state

so easy to underestimate

while we on board

all congratulate ourselves.

on being so fucking well first rate

A first world fantasy

of self delusion

and no allusions please

to the working class

who work the arse out of their pants

to participate in the Dream of Plenty

for some perhaps but not for most

whose daily fare

baked beans on toast

isn’t even on my menu

and just between you and me (if you can forgive me grammatically)

I wouldn’t touch the stuff with a ten-foot pole

or any other ethnic minority for that matter

natter natter natter

that’s all they seem to do

those foreign fools

who end up doing all the dirty work

while I lunch on Tasmanian caviar

and speed around in my Japanese car.

how far how far

how long will we have to wait?

for the Greedy Dream

to dissipate.