the butler problem

since i made my billions
i just can’t stay asleep
i bet so big on brexit
i swapped the water i used to keep
by my bedside as water
does not befit
an ego and a grift
as overbig as this
so if i wake late in the night
i demand to have
vintage champagne
from a fashionable brand
cool or tepid
just won’t cut it
only ice cold
refreshes with subtlety
yeah it’s got to be
outwardly sublime
and there is no time
to pop a cork
when one is parched
every second’s delay
is a failure in the quest
for perpetual and delicious
prime hydration
so jeeves pours fresh
on anticipation
of each occasion
popping champagne corks
all night long
so as i said
i can’t stay asleep
since i made my billions
on brexit, betting deep

in 2016 i had the grand plan to write an epic poem about brexit. this is that poem. so i need to bring brexit it up every now and again. brexit has created many problems, and being woken up by the constant popping of champagne corks is one of the worst, although it is seldom talked about for some reason.