It’s not just COVID cases
Which have begun to spike
We may have an epidemic
Of not muting the mike..
Expressions from the Bar
Made without worry or fear
With an eavesdropping mike
Travel right into Milords ear!
Milords are never comfortable
By frank expressions of dislike
And love hypocrisy of black coats
Exposed by honesty of the mike!
Yet sometimes it’s the Milords
Who forget to turn off the mike
Amplifiers then tell everybody
What they’re more likely to like!
Thus whispers on the Bench
Till now Milords private views
Could electronically become
The evening’s breaking news!
