Small Print

Devils guarding details

To ensnare you in their traps

Minor things of no attraction

Little matters bound in wraps

Unquestioning the unresolved

The silent pause the hidden clause

Concerns immersed in twisting turns

Protecting them neglecting yours

Consumer rights so well protected

Guarantee’s untruly sensed

As the wranglers bend the statutes

Leave restitution mash condensed

© (Poem Only) Clifford Letts 27^th August 2016

Protection

Taxation is a governing game

A pool of cash to stash

Where each and all must contribute

To fund the coffers and the splash

Spreading wealth for national health

And the betterment of folks

Living dreams of life supreme

Filled with eggs of double yolks

The priest will call for copper coin

Reserving places for selection

And the local boys are selling wine

A vintage drawback resurrection

The market place is glittering

Golden Hind’s of discount treasures

Setting sail and never looking back

Duty free of weights and measures

Law and order joined the exodus

Parting waves on data sands

Seeking lands to build on promises

Restoring chains on their commands

© (poem only)Clifford Letts 28^th August 2016