The Circus is Coming to Town
By luigi_pagano
Sat, 22 Apr 2017
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They are coming to your city, village or town
with razzmatazz and a flourishing fanfare
to confront politicians and have a showdown
because they believe that the people care.
I am talking of course of the fourth estate
that is like a circus with bloodthirsty lions
which some reporters are keen to imitate
as they assail candidates in great battalions.
What brought about this flurry of interest
is the recent announcement of an election
that’s supposed to be the government’s test
for wanting to make a change of direction.
The media will despatch their biggest guns
to interview ministers and backbenches too.
With relentless tenacity they are the ones
who will also examine the opposition view.
Not all are tactful in their interrogation;
if a newshound acts like a clumsy clown
the outraged persons of the voting nation
will no doubt shoot the questioner down.
© Luigi Pagano 2017
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I guess that's the way it's
I guess that's the way it's supposed to be, but dare I say, it never ends up that way. 20- odd years. or more, of Tory rule seems to the poorest of the poor a joke beyond cruel.
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We hope all the guns are
We hope all the guns (of verses 4 &5) are metaphorical, Luigi, and not too noisy to drown out thought and listening and thought in composing questions! Rhiannon
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Shoot em all, shoot em all,
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Shoot em all, shoot em all, the long and the short and the tall. (do not try this in your local shopping centre I am gun in cheek oops tongue in cheek)
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The politicians too
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The politicians too
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