She Thought She Saw
She thought she saw quite equal pay
afforded equal work,
she looked again and found it was
a most unusual quirk.
“That men should keep their cake,” she said,
“and eat it too, must irk.”
She thought she saw that light of day
would filter through each jerk,
she looked again and found it was
belief most held beserk.
“That men should nappies change,” she said,
“would wipe off every smirk !”
She thought she saw fair interplay
where men would never shirk,
she looked again and found it was
a most miasmic murk
where rights were flouted, - “Hey !” she said,
“men stand, wait, feeble lurk !”
He Thought He Saw
He thought he saw new Internet
exchanging peer to peer,
he looked again and found it was
a mirage for each year
sees more control, “what rôle,” he said,
“for values once held dear ?
Some track to trace attack and get
convictions based on fear."
He dreamt he saw spam disappear,
all consultations free,
he looked again and found it was
a spybot lottery.
“Is net neutrality”, he said,
“from rash risks viral clear ?”
He dreamt that Microsoft would steer
all trash deleted fast,
then woke to find world insincere
where independence past
was sacrificed throughout the year
to biometrics ghast.
He thought he saw a friend’s hello,
with an attachment piece,
he looked again and found it was
the porno scanning police.
“Politically correct”, he said,
“can’t guarantee release.”
.
He opened it, discovered though,
a trojan horse to fleece –
he looked again as data flow
declined, - mind not at peace -
and whispered with voice hoarse and low:
"when will our worries cease ?”
He thought he saw a hierophant,
who’d deal successful life,
he looked again and found it was
subpoena from ex-wife
demanding child support, he said,
“cards are cut by Time’s knife.”
He looked once more with rage and rant
and swore like a fishwife
'gainst email, angry curses chant
upon trouble and strife*.
“At length I see that permanent
deletion should suffice !”
He thought he saw as he awoke,
That ‘Justice’ rhymed with ‘fair’
he looked again and found it was
a wish beyond repair,
“I ran, I rack, must soon”, he said,
“leave budget cupboards bare.”
He thought he saw the government
‘transparency’ uphold
he looked again and found it was
but wishful-thinking [b]old,
“Where burning Bush would Rove”, he said,
“checks, balance, are left cold.”
He dreamed again as he awake
that dollar was not weak
then realized that Bush half bake
encouraged Euro's_peak: -
and understood as grave mistake
stump speeches some miss-speak.
When politicians promise break
talk double-dutch or greek,
when vested int'rests claim a stake,
then budgets' rocked boats leak !
"I'll take my leave, leave them my take,
buck stops here, up the creek,
t'aint worth no dime, make no mistake,
why pay for oily sheik !"
He thought he saw society
free from injustice, fights,
he looked again and found it was
a vetoed Bill of Rights,
“Are global warming themes”, he said,
“hot air, conditionned nights ?”
He thought he saw that plain goodwill
would solve all woes world wide
he looked again and found it was
repeatedly denied,
“Some governments, alas !” he said,
“the ‘Truth’ oft over-ride.”
He thought he saw that Equity
had re-established trust
he looked again and found it was
a market peak, soon bust,
“for vested int'rests rich,” he said,
“I never could abide !”
He thought he saw the Middle East
the sharia repeal
he looked again and found it was
a veil of tears. “A seal
to stifle progress fair,” he said,
“Peace hopes diced in kriegspiel.”
He thought he saw Commission clerk
jump on bandwagon bus,
he looked again, just for a lark,
wrote down his mortgage plus
his assets, for they, he'd remarkweren't worth a tinker’s cuss.
Kyoto's bite bit dust as bark -
ratification fuss
stripped ice from Greenland, tidal mark
rose records all discuss.
U.S. as vulture oyster park
picked clean, naught left for US !
He thought he saw an open door,
that had no need for key,
he looked again, saw judgement poor,
and said: “Ah, woe is me !
How confidence we can restore
remains a mystery,
as what seemed clear is to the core
too shaken by decree ! ”
He recognized all argument
was vain as veil with Pope
who looked to answer heaven sent
to save old ways with hope -
to good intentions turned and meant
to reassure that scope
remained but promise soon found spent
by men who could not cope.
He thought he saw terse verse spin on
till all complaints were healed,
he looked again and found it was
mirage, mistrust concealed,
"Cease fire ! Enough, no more !" he said,
and added, truth revealed :
“Too long this rune has run to dogs !
let others rhyme free-wheeled !"
Adding your comment:
And then she decided she needed new glasses. 
There's that saying about women having to do twice as much for half the pay...& I'm here to tell ya, it's the truth, too. It's reminiscent of the inevitable conundrum, who decides what's normal, as in, who decides what (or who) is equal??? A veritable tale you tell, dear Scribe...Unfortunately, for those of the so~called "fairer sex". As always, a thoughtful, wise penning, my Friend. 
