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MY BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE

Episode 1: Introducing Lou the House Wife and Narrator

My day had been a monstrous one with no relief in sight,
there were clothes to wash and floors to clean.
In a word I was uptight

How come, I thought indignantly, my life is so repressed
why should I have to spend my days
content with second best?

Or even third, or maybe fourth, more likely last I groan
and soon the kids will come from school
We're hungry they'll all moan

My kitchen will become a mess, Oh, here I go again
dirty dishes, sticky fingers
you lot are such a pain.

Where's my pills? I'm going to bed to dream of Somewhere nice
that won't require a constant clean,
just cooking once or twice

I tossed and turned upon my bed, my mind a spinning wheel
I longed to change my way of life
Onto an even keel

Resentment, guilt was each entwined within my throbbing head
Why can't I be like other mums?
I cried, tucked up in bed

And soon the noise of playing kids grew fainter I recall
A light appeared before my eyes,
a fuzzy glowing ball

Out of the light an ET came, I knew him from TV
How nice I said, of you to come
up here and visit me

No worries Ma'am, the ET said and sat upon my bed
Hell, no one listens any more
so I'll help you instead

My tale is long, so snuggle down and rest your weary bones
It's all about The Five Percent
Your crazy world condones.

ET went on to tell me all about this Five Percent
They're here, they're there, they're everywhere
if money's to be spent

Intrigues and war are never far, for them there is no shame
Winning is their war cry
and Life is but a Game

Have you never wondered? asked Et solemnly
Why the rich get ever richer
and the poor get Pay TV

It's all about the ecstasy of Money, Power and Will
that most of us don't know about;
mugs get it with a pill

That's why drugs of every kind are part of mankind's diet
they're meant to keep you docile
while the Five Percent run riot

I can see you're getting sleepy, said ET with concern
I'd like to tell you all I can
There's so much more to learn

Initiates, they call themselves, they've been around for yonks*
they think they are so clever
while the rest of you are sonks*

I think because you're snoring, I'd better make this short
You'll think that you've been dreaming
so this talk has gone for nought

I would have liked to let you know much more about the Fives
for women could have helped the cause
not being "just housewives "

You could have stopped them in their tracks by shopping with intent
by boycotting their products
your anger you could vent

There was a lot you could have done, it's not too late you know
Remember the old saying that
we reap that which we sow?

and then while you were at it, you could have cut a deal
by telling God you're fed up with the
Unreal and the Real

Now you may ask, what's this about? the Unreal and the Real?
The Real is ever with us and
to Gods you do not kneel

The Unreal is the life you lead not knowing why or how
that others override you and
to them you must kowtow

We all know this is silly, to allow it is insane,
it would even be quite funny
if it wasn't so inane

What smarty ever conned you all to think that you need money
to live a life on Planet Earth
that's filled with bread and honey

And even worse you're made to work according to some Law
that was dreamed up by those smarties
who aimed to keep you poor

Yet "wusser" still you've never learned that fighting's blood and gore
The Five Percent will sit right by
and cheer you off to war.

You'll come back sick and sorry while the Five Percent applaud
heroic deeds and slaughter
as they sit upon their Board

Will you never wake up to those who run the Show
who send you off to battle
then confiscate your dough!

I see that you are stirring so I'll go before you wake
and hope your dreams remind you
of the paths that you can take..........

episode 2