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no no no
you cannot
you must do as I say
you must do as the law says
or at least my interpretation of it
no no no
no excuses
be happy and do it right
be happy and do it my way
I know what’s best or you
no no no
mustn’t talk back
mustn’t ask questions
no need to interpret
no need to listen to your-own ideas!
no no no
its coming out sideways
what is wrong with you?
do you ever do it right?
no no no

feel the
blame
add guilt
hide the
shame
add demands
stop listening
and hate
being used
and so
so so
unseen
in your
failure to achieve
stand-up
reject-ed
accept that
nothing about me is right

“mustn’t talk back mustn’t ask questions”

One Comment

  • Poe & Penmen says:

    Tempted to leave the punctuation out so the reader can pace themselves.
    NO! No! no!
    Two sides frustration here the capitalist control freak and the minion being squashed

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Some of the Poetry of Etches Penmen and Thomas Poe. Good Mates.