You’re 26thin the queue
and we’re ignoring you
we don’t care what you think
for we are Centrelink.
If you’re unemployed or poor
you can wait outside the door
if you drink or have a bet
we will get you yet
we’ll raise a robo-debt
making sure that you regret
annoying us with your woes
piss-off with your sorrows
but do it nice and quiet
and always be polite
or you’ll be in the shite.
Remember don’t be late
never show your hate
it would make us quite irate
and you’ll never wipe the slate.
If your life is in a mess
don’t share your distress
cause we don’t care
about your despair
best, you just disappear.
mid 2018
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