In the Portuguese House of Democracy
There are several housemates
Who keep coming and going
Welcomed and kicked out
By the same old grumpy landlord
Who takes a bit of his precious time
To tick a box in the paperwork.
In the Portuguese House of Democracy
There is plenty of room for everyone
With rooms on both the left and right
Sides of the corridor
Each occupied by opinionated mates
That don’t always agree with each other.
In the Portuguese House of Democracy
There was recently a fight
Between roommates on the left
Close friends that used to manage the house
By their own shared rules.
In the Portuguese House of Democracy
The last few days were almost unbearable
With passive-aggressive minimum word exchanges
Between the sulking friends on the left.
The Portuguese House of Democracy
Saw its entire structure shaking
And it was clear to the old grumpy landlord
That some changes needed to be done.
But the grumpy old landlord,
Who loves to complain
About the things he does not bother trying to understand
While watching the news that night
Saw some graphs and stats
Of self-proclaimed experts
On house renting issues
Pointing to a dangerous decision
He was about to make
If destiny was left unrestrained
To follow its natural course.
And so, the grumpy old landlord
Trying to avoid giving too much power
To the roommates on the right side of the corridor
Afraid they could bring dangerous friends
Who could destroy the priceless furniture
That was in the House
Since its very first housewarming party,
Decided to paint the walls
Of most of the rooms on the left
In the same shade of pink
As the biggest room
On that side of the corridor.
The sulking friends on the left
Who didn’t like pink
Had no other option
But to find some other place to live
While the remaining fellows
On that side of the corridor
Waved goodbye
Not shedding a tear.
But in the Portuguese House of Democracy
Other changes happened
On the other side of the corridor
With dangerous fellows moving in
Hungry for destruction and remodelling
In that old house of democracy.
The Portuguese House of Democracy
Suffered a decrease in female faces
As well as in fellows
Who were determined to protect the environment.
It lost a bunch of human right defenders
And a few black faces.
The Portuguese House of Democracy
Looks now more male, more white
More antique and retrograde
But at least it is not ruled
By the disruptive fellows
On the right side of the corridor.
The world through myopic eyes 