"Not Waving but Drowning"

 

The scammers who loot are clowning,

The dolts who cheat, we're crowning, 

When the bandits cheered, 

The serfs all jeered 

Because we're not waving, we're drowning. 

Apologies to Stevie Smith who wrote the poem "Not Waving but Drowning." Happy Independence Day!

The MPs' Money Mantra

Voter, can you spare me a crore,

Why do you create such a furor?

I'll keep you in chains, 

Why do you complain? 

I'll be back looting some more.

With apologies to "Brother, can you spare me a dime?" a 1931 song of the Great Depression.

Chamber of Vandals

Our Parliament's dubbed a School for Scandal
Where goons sojourn to lob missiles and sandals
The members' mandate is to cheat,
Tearing documents is quite a feat,
Why debate in the Chamber of Vandals?