And Then Red Being The Main Theme (Revised) Poem by Margaret Alice Second

A new political system, think of it as being one with
reduced or non-existent payment, where parasites
and leeches feel distinctly unwelcome, where true
humanitarians and altruists willingly offer services
without the rich compensation currently seen the
norm for doing practically nothing anyway

Governance is a pecuniary machine intent on taking
money from the hard-working so politicians can lead
a luxurious life on funds we contribute in the hope of
seeing good administration; it is so grossly outdated,
vested with rot as is clearly seen in Greece, Italy,
Russia, Africa, and Spain

Governments can and do keep people hostage and
those vociferously descrying the system disappear;
if everyone rejected bad authority change will come -
unless we prefer more colourful alternatives where
regimes actually strangle their own people for a few
to live lavishly in the majority's suffering

Until a new French revolution is underway, where
political ideologues are colourfully beheaded
and then red being the main theme …