by B. R. GOWANI
The Socialist François Hollande, who narrowly defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday, with his live-in partner, Valerie Trierweiler. PHOTO/Spiegel
pre-election promises
such as 75% tax on people
making €1 million or more
sounded so good
and so common-people oriented
but in an age of
instant news
instant revolutions
instant dashing-of-hopes
instant everything
instant self-unmasking is possible too
“the marshmallow” hasn’t yet moved to the Élysée Palace
and mouth cleaning has already begun
with pro-market mouthwash
to rid it of any socialist-smell
such a speedy transformation!
of course, changes there will be
which are unoffensive to the European Union’s managers
and not something we’re hearing and reading about
a “socialist” has seized France
the terrorist news media terrorized the people
the stock markets went jittery
creating new losers and gainers
don’t worry, be sad
Hollande is one more robot
who’ll carry out financiers’ instructions
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com