The Weekly Poem

Bare Faced

With apologies to Christopher Logue, and later, Roger Woddis.

I object to Lady Gaga
because she brazenly raised the price of electricity

I object to Lady Gaga
because she full-frontedly raised the price of gas

I object to Lady Gaga
because she stripped down to a zero wage

I object to Lady Gaga
because she made a show of hacking Angela Merkel’s phone

I object to Lady Gaga
because she started rumours about gypsies and travellers

I object to Lady Gaga
because she flaunted her bedroom tax

I object to Lady Gaga
because she sexed up university tuition charges

I object to Lady Gaga
because she gyrated in support of HS2

I object to Lady Gaga
because she nakedly gave a hip-hip to free schools

I object to Lady Gaga
because she crudely nationalised the Royal Mail

I object to Lady Gaga
because she is dressed like a pound of flesh, and the government will have her

I object to Lady Gaga
because she is a small Big Society

I object to Lady Gaga
because she unashamedly wants a pay-rise for MPs

I object to Lady Gaga
because is Born This Way (Remix), doesn’t that say it all …