As the Managing Director I take care <br />Of the newly privatised realm of air. <br />Though my salary is, some might deem, <br />Just a little on the far side of extreme, <br />I deserve my cars, my yachts and my plane <br />And my sea-side villa in the south of Spain. <br />With profits I've made from the cut-price share <br />They call me the 'Air-Tight Millionaire'. <br /> <br />But I assure you I won't have an hour to spare <br />From beathing in all of that privatised air - <br />I'll be taking it in but letting lots of it out, <br />Especially when I've occasion to shout <br />At the lazy and shiftless employees who <br />Suspect I've got nothing better to do - <br />Such people will need to be made aware <br />How many have died from a shortage of air. <br /> <br />All compulsory subscribers must be clear, <br />Germ-free, pollution-free air comes dear - <br />So breathe it in deep but cough it up soon <br />And give thanks the earth's not yet the moon. <br />As to bill-defaulters, they'll need to beware, <br />We'll promptly (yet humanely) disconnect their air <br />So the rest of us can breathe with greater ease <br />Since there'll be more air for us, should we please. <br /> <br />They said it was impossible to walk on air: <br />But I do it! It's a miracle! And I'm everywhere! <br />And it's all part of my job, because I take care <br />Of the newly privatised realm of air.<br /><br />Paul Lester<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-privatisation-of-air/
