premier you've smacked
me in the face
my train ran late
yet again
what's your minister
and his departmental head
doing about this?
not much I wager
all my other commuter friends
are at wits end
not happy
nor will they be anytime soon

get the trains running on time
or you'll end up like an old rail line
piled high on a scrap heap
and forgotten

what's your vision?
what's your scheme for rail?
rail years ago ran reasonably well
now there's me getting sentimental

so much for innovation and technology
for the rail system
not much improvement yet
or on the distant horizon
I deserve and demand much better
none of this second rate stuff
I've had enough

make good my lot
what have I got so far?
dollars unwisely spent
on a parlous rail system

I used to enjoy my daily train trip
so too my fellow train travelers
we say this in numbers
numbers count
premier know one know this better than you
numbers stack up...

stop griping me
send a train to me
departures and returns on time
be prompt never late...
is the old adages

now this verse is written especially for you
you are my mate at least for now
in the future that may well change
I've been know to change trains
if circumstances dictate
I could well be writing this verse
for the alternative premier

I'm sure you know what I'm driving at...
You know...good rail policy
get cracking
get smart
allay this persistent pain in my neck
late trains, late trains, late trains

I vote for a well run rail network
yes every time
not for a premier
dragging the line
that's not a good story
in the media