Pay Your Taxes
Pay your taxes
Do your hair
Eat your food
Munch on the bread that molds you
Pay more of your taxes
Shut that pretty little mouth of yours
Stop your whining
Drink your bottle
Unless you want me to drink YOU!
Pay thy taxes
Pay thy daily taxes
And oh, remember
New Year's Day is coming
So you might wanna start saving
Buy some fireworks
Unless you want to dissolve
And bubble up in your champagne
And by the way,
PAY YOUR TAXES!!!
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cecilymock
Your satirical bite and rhythmic repetition of "Pay your taxes" reminds me of Allen Ginsberg's anti-establishment poems, particularly "America," in how you use dark humor to critique societal demands and conformity. The progression from mundane commands ("Do your hair") to more sinister threats ("Unless you want me to drink YOU!") creates a brilliant tension that echoes Margaret Atwood's style of using seemingly simple language to reveal systemic violence. Your use of medieval-sounding "thy" mixed with modern references to New Year's celebrations shows a clever manipulation of register that heightens the poem's absurdist critique. Keep developing this sharp, sardonic voice that uses humor to expose serious social commentary - it's a powerful tool for speaking truth to power.