THE IDES OF MAY! (weekly poem)

THE IDES OF MAY!

PM Theresa May claimed she would lead the Tories at next

General Election--however mutterings within her party seem

to make that doubtful. Meanwhile, back at the Brexit talks...

“I'm not a quitter”, says T.M.,

“I've got a long-term job to do;

I'm not just a pro tem PM,

I'm going to stick around like glue.

There's no one else up to the task,

I say in all humility;

So for the Blues it's no big ask,

As all of them believe in me!”

“Not so”, say some within her ranks,

“You blew it at the Polls last June;

When you were only firing blanks,

So you may not emerge immune.”

And meanwhile at the Brexit talks,

Dave Davis more than feels the pinch;

The EU's team all act like hawks,

And they're not giving half an inch.

And Liam Fox (the diplomat!)

Cries “blackmail” as the promised cake;

Evaporates with every spat,

A cake that was a cooked-up fake.

But never fear, Theresa's here,

And Britain's not left in the lurch;

As every Sunday quite sincere,

She's photographed attending church.

The vicar's daughter close to Christ,

Holds to his Sermon on the Mount; (1)

But will the Tories be enticed,

When they make their Last Judgement count?

With Barnier the Devil now, (2)

The leaving show should not be missed;

As the ongoing Brexit row,

Could get May's knickers in a twist!

(1) “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth” (5:5)

(2) Michel Barnier is the EU Chief Brexit Negotiator who

lambasted Britain's proposals as “nostalgia”. The Daily

Mail portrayed him as a “Britain-hating Gallic popinjay”.

© Richard Layton