Good for you! (Why I don't like socialism)

I don't like socialism
because I don't like
Mark
and he's a socialist

And not just because
he's an immature,
narcissist-perfectionist
who treats women like it's
1971 and the menfolk
are planning the revolution
and need coffee and sandwiches.

I don't like Mark
not because
he wants to protect our nation's
food supply, or
that he's outraged about
so many things
(so many!)
though mostly
about food.


Good for you!
I think
like you'd say out loud
to a child
Good for you!

Mark wouldn't hesitate to rule
in the name of the people
if given the scepter.
He's ready with
controls and mandates
and government inspection
by brand new agencies
(not the old and corrupt!)
staffed with his buddies
from a utopian village
in Wisconsin

He knows exactly
who needs
reigning in,
confrontation,
confiscatory tax rates.

It's good to know
the enemy
though I suspect
his parents
living in a gated community
still using microwaves
and scoffing
at his fears of power lines
offer something
by way of explanation