We Need To Talk Mar 21st 2011 Poem by James Bredin

Ottawa politicians and judges insulated from life,

Looking down on the peasants who may have a lot of strife,

Because of isolated decisions from faraway up there,

As though they were aristocrats and not altogether square.



No referendums or proportional representation,

No death with quiet dignity or any combination,

But lots of abortion clinics on every second street,

Holocaust of unborn babies cannot be viewed as defeat.



No compulsory voting because could that could bring about change,

It’s the first-past-the-post system that can only be arranged,

And the appointed Senate will stay appointed forever,

Because those doing the appointing are considered clever.

Mar 21st,2011