City Planning Poem by Michael Philips

This new software is great.
I have the power to remove
homeless people by clicking
on the shopping cart icon.

I can remove intrusive new
mega-developments by clicking on
that pile of developer’s money on
the mayor’s desk.

And look: You can give the crooks
in jail the punishment they deserve
by clicking on the torch-wielding mob.

You may be wondering what happened
to that homeless lady I removed. Don’t
worry, I didn’t kill her. I simply removed
her. And the mayor’s payola? I didn’t
take it for myself. It’s just gone. Poof!
And that rapist? Don’t cry for him, he’s
getting what he deserves.

You could at least thank me for all my
good Works instead of blah blah orwell
and blah blah brave new world. As
long as you stay out of trouble, you
have nothing to worry about.