On path unswerving, well deserving …

Behind plush home compound’s locks
stacked portfolio of stocks

and in the driveway
a monstrous vehicle
true to the cliche
monomaniacal

Enthroned sitting high up
me, entitled little elf
on my cell, with my pup
looking well after myself

On path unswerving
how well deserving!

Our sidewalks replete, while busy courting South China Sea defeat

That citizens sleep on sidewalks
engenders but little compassion
while belligerent China hawks
are in exceptionalist fashion

To send our young crisply uniformed
endowed by ‘defense’ budget bloat
amidst cheers by public uninformed
to sally beyond our own moat

Billions squandered sparring in the South China Sea
by a ‘civilized’ nation … how can it still be?!

Science causes our Covid compliance fatigue

From inconvenience
(as we lack calm resilience)
do grant us lenience!
Let’s rely on own brilliance!

Amidst all impertinent tasks
we’re joined strong in resistance
to those ‘steam up my glasses’ masks
and keeping 6 ft distance!

Those demands imposed on us like blitzkrieg!
Honor our fatigue! Unfair the intrigue!

The Power Elite offers cruel quips while The Poor lose their tenuous grips

Getting to take the backseat
on a vehicle of success
ain’t lounging in a box seat
or being gifted some largesse

The Poor do slide off the pillion
when Elite does a wheelie
who ‘earn’ yet another billion
throttling entitled, freely

The Power Elite
who rarely feels contrite
expresses its conceit:
“The Poor should’ve held on tight!”

As The Poor fall off on Life’s ride
the Elite takes it in their stride

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-pillion = here: a small cushion-like passenger seat of a motorbike

Nattligt väcker mej spikrak

Det tog då bara sekunder
uti livets mångåriga strid
att begå en pinsam blunder
som lämnat mej utan sinnesfrid

Fast ej gjort så illa
synes omöjligt
att nu sej inbilla
något så löjligt

Nattligt väcker mej spikrak
känslor lurar till stort omak
torr i munnen med bismak
huttrande som om i isvak

Kan skammen någonsin övervinnas
måste jag obarmhärtigt påminnas?