The Technetronic Era

it’s far too late to retract such liberalism
‘ism’ after ism’, a straight-jacket, a gag 
a homosexual, a ‘fag’, your right wing
views will only do you harm,
I’m tongue tied and despised,
he who tries to take on the state will fail
so you vote for betrayal, 
it’s an egg and spoon race
it’s the media spin, first past the post wins,
those left behind will perish for their sins
condemned to rot upon the back benches
a caricature squeezed between column inches 
they’re in for a pound, I’m left with a penny
democracy
the illusion to the many 
that the few don’t control you,
they’re in it for the gold
a stealth tax on the old,
if you keep your mouth shut, you’ll be fine 
you want to question the party line?
get to the back of the que,
the vote doesn’t include you