The People's Hurricane: An Allegory for Reform
Hurricane Bill is
On the way
We’ll see the waves
By Saturday
Straight to the north
Projected path
Sparing most
It’s awesome wrath
Oh, Mr. Bill
Please change your course
Wipe out our city’s
Criminal force
Come closer to
New York’s fine coast
And kill the ones
That steal the most
Make our town
A pretty place
Wipe out Wall Street
At your pace
Cleanse our land
Of evil greed
With winds and rains
Of awesome speed
Wash away
Capitalism’s scourge
Bring our seas
To sudden surge
Of insurance
Companies
Send them to hell
To end their squeeze
When you cause
The thieves to drown
We’ll draw up plans
For new downtown
Houses built
Made to afford
Organic farms
To feed the horde
New commerce
We will regulate
With ethics
And a brand new slate
Banks will serve
The peoples’ needs
And we will plant
New justice-seeds
So that’s my wish
Upon this hour
To witness
Nature’s vengeful power!
Enjoy your trip
Along our shore
I hope to hear
your thunder roar!
***
Theo van Joolen©2009
On the way
We’ll see the waves
By Saturday
Straight to the north
Projected path
Sparing most
It’s awesome wrath
Oh, Mr. Bill
Please change your course
Wipe out our city’s
Criminal force
Come closer to
New York’s fine coast
And kill the ones
That steal the most
Make our town
A pretty place
Wipe out Wall Street
At your pace
Cleanse our land
Of evil greed
With winds and rains
Of awesome speed
Wash away
Capitalism’s scourge
Bring our seas
To sudden surge
Of insurance
Companies
Send them to hell
To end their squeeze
When you cause
The thieves to drown
We’ll draw up plans
For new downtown
Houses built
Made to afford
Organic farms
To feed the horde
New commerce
We will regulate
With ethics
And a brand new slate
Banks will serve
The peoples’ needs
And we will plant
New justice-seeds
So that’s my wish
Upon this hour
To witness
Nature’s vengeful power!
Enjoy your trip
Along our shore
I hope to hear
your thunder roar!
***
Theo van Joolen©2009