Protest

It’s happening everywhere, in the East and West:
people with a grievance are taking to the street
to express their resentment and register a protest;
those without franchise are voting with their feet.

The causes? Manifold: it could be regime change,
rejection of capitalism, condemnation of the banks
for failing to lend money, which seems rather strange.
Who is it that we can blame? Europe or the Yanks?

No matter. Somewhere, there’s bound to be a culprit.
That’s the reason why we came out in sympathy.
But the powers-that-be have served us with a writ
and yet they always told us we lived in a democracy.

This strengthens our resolve and we’ll stick together:
we shall camp overnight in rainproof canvas tents
in case our enemies can summon some bad weather.
One thing is in our favour, we won’t be paying rents.

Our fate always depends on what the Courts intend,
they will send the bailiffs to carry out the eviction
and see that their instructions are followed to the end.
But we won't be defeated; we'll stick to our conviction.

© Luigi Pagano 2020