martaDon’t cut me!
Don’t you see?
I’m the epitome
so whatever you must cut
leave but
…for my stuff
‘nough said
Come on …
just cut someone else instead.
Children
Mothers
Or mothers to be
Anyone that isn’t me
Old and infirm
Go ahead make their cuts perm
why should I care
let’em squirm
(maybe they’ll try harder
to fill their larder.)
No need to be fair
No need to be just or kind
In fact, better to be blind
or thoughtless
Go ahead
Don’t be a fool
Use the “someone else instead” rule
just don’t mess with me and mine
and I will guarantee that all will be peachy keen — just fine…
until it’s not
and we all find ourselves suffering the same lot
in the same sinkin’ stinkin’ #$%@in’ boat
the instead scapegoat bled dry
and we’re all left with zero to multiply.