Friday, 3 September 2021

Government Guidelines: Certificate of Severance

by Nick Gisburne



The Ministry of Measures has agreed
A verdict on your value to the State
Devoid of any talent to succeed
The figures fall too flat to calculate
Appreciate how impotent you are
Astonishingly qualified to fail
The least impressive citizen so far
Pathetic on a monumental scale
The necessary funding to survive
Beyond the point of mandatory birth
Is now the cost of keeping you alive
Resources not supported by your worth
    Certificate of Severance: Assigned
    Authority to Live and Breathe: Declined