In mature democracies
Governments are made
Not by parties or people’s vote,
But by how much who is paid.
The business of democracy
Cannot be left to the voter.
Where Capital reigns, the decision
Must belong to the fattest otter.
That way governance is secured
From the numerous hoi polloi.
Security is an issue that far outstrips
The voter’s day of joy.
If the voters vote in erring ways,
Rocking the leading boat,
The Centre must assume the role
To rearrange the vote.
Which Is why the governors
Take special care
Selflessly to ascertain
That the right man is in the chair.
Thus, well beyond any voter choice
Checks remain in use,
Lest the electorate runs away
With the golden goose.
Operators thus supervene
People’s maverick mind.
Mature democracies among operators
Their secure conclusions find.
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