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The Pissing Protocols

Under the table (Shutterstock)ROSLYN TONY

An entry in the 2016 Crocodile Prize

The money language,
That fast track action,
A nice practice,
But promotes continual expectations,
That builds frustrations.

The endless postponement,
From communal department,

Making you wander,
If money language is needed,
To cease the postponement,
And process the permit,
So peculiar!

The under table handshaking,
From the well-to-do,
That zipped the lips,
Allowing illicit entrance,
Just so excessive!

The almsgiving,
From successful individuals,
To the rank and files,
Who have no saving for rainy days,
Generosity or calculated,
So weird!

The free services,
Free education, free health services
Free, free, free,
Everything is free, hurray!
The sluggish inhabitants are breeding well.
Well done!

Roslyn Tony has been a teacher for 19 years. She had two heritage stories published in the Crocodile Prize Anthology 2015 and she has twice won the Rivers Award on Peace and Harmony in 2014 and 2015

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