OUR SAVIOUR FROM THE TORIES, Political posturing Options

[Alan]

OUR SAVIOUR FROM THE TORIES
(6 May 2010, general election date announced)

Sad profile of my bank account,
the complete texture of my life;
He’s sheltered me from much self-harm
by taxes, excised with state knife.

With His moonlight, in soft focus,
He spin doctors and tells us lies;
on balance I’m much better off.
Oh look, there is a pig that flies !

In short cameo performance,
He pretends he’s minister, Prime,
dispelling my prosperity :
Please, River Thames, drown His foul crime.

Alan McAlpine Douglas

Challenge words : profile texture shelter
moonlight balance cameo dispel river

[Sekhmet]

Hey Steve - We poor Brits have to listen to month after month of American politicos, posturing and campaigning whenever you have one of your interminable elections.
There is no escape. Our TV's and radio programmes are saturated by US news. -
How about suffering just one small poem about something that's actually important to we British? Go on, force yourself.
Surely this is meant to be a poetry crit site, where people like Alan and myself come to have our verses criticised by experienced poets like you - Alan's subject matter was perfectly valid, but your response to Alan's poem of frustration with our politicians, was very dismissive - not about the quality of the verse, but the subject.
If you don't like the subject - surely it would be best to just leave no comment?
Leo