Friday 27 May 2022

Government Guidelines: Statute LX-4

by Nick Gisburne



Our database reports you are deceased.
You claim this is a clerical mistake,
But system updates, frequently released,
Are utterly impossible to break.
Appeals are not accepted from the dead,
Which all our records indicate you are.
Your evidence, erroneous, unread,
Provides your least persuasive plea, by far.
We therefore must conclude, without regret,
Your status in this sector is unsound,
A category seven civil threat.
Surrender to the prosecution pound.
    Illegal, without value under law,
    Your fate is sealed by Statute LX-4.