by Nick Gisburne
Your mandatory neural scan and wipe
Involves a simple cracking of the skull
The allocated Mental Talent Type
Is graded from ‘Superlative’ to ‘Dull’
Your government declines to foot the bill
For citizens who barely mark the scale
You may provide a creditor who will
But contracts are a legal deed of sale
Exciting news! Your plan has been agreed
The data from your brain will not be lost
But you are not permitted to exceed
The content you can carry at this cost
You still retain the legal right to vote
With all the wit and wisdom of a goat
