Thanks to all who enjoyed my comic dystopian tale, “Fake News”, and thanks really to the person who noted they were following me. I’ve never been followed in my life! Well, by store security, but that’s not something we need to go into now…
Anyway, this put me in something of a position, as I now felt I had a responsibility to come up with more material, but I’m not a political satirist! I write science fiction, fantasy and horror, often with elements of humour. Where was I going to find the inspiration for another story?
So I slept on it.
Literally as I laid my head down to sleep at 4 A.M. this came to me within five minutes. Knowing I would not remember it in the morning, I dragged myself back upright and tapped it out into my computer, then tidied it up this morning. So here it is, in the spirit of the season. Hope you enjoy.
Note: it’s written to the tune of the old Christmas comedy song “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”. If you don’t know it check it on YouTube.
“Miracle on Pennsylvania Avenue” or, “It Could Be a Wonderful Life”
All I want for Christmas is my country back
For white and black:
No more race attacks.
Gee if I could only have my country back
Then I could wish you Merry Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is some peace and love;
Give hate the shove:
That's what I'm thinking of.
Gee if we could only have some peace and love
We all could have a merry Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is for red and blue
To talk things through;
I'm the same as you.
Gee if we could only unite red and blue
We all could have a merry Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is to live in peace;
Not being stopped always by police.
We are men and women - we are not wild beasts:
Don't we deserve a merry Christmas?
All I want for Christmas is to be with who
I choose to do; it's not up to you.
Someone who will love me and will help me through
A worrying and scary Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is to have a choice:
It's my body: won't you hear my voice?
But my rights got lost amid all of your noise
And I can't have a merry Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is not to die
Because you think you've more rights than I.
You won't wear a mask because The Former Guy
Will take you off his list for Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is a little hope.
I feel that I'm at the end of my rope.
In America today it's hard to cope
With another homeless Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is the USA
To go back to the good old days
When people were friendly, with kind words to say
And would wish you merry Christmas.
It's the time of peace and love and brotherhood;
But it's no good if your heart is wood.
This country could be great again, it really could:
Let's all try hard this coming Christmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD (OR NOT) BLESS US ALL, EVERY ONE!