From your local Gestapo

[ChristopherSea]

Hello Observer,

I found your poem very amusing.
You broke your ABAB rhyme scheme in stanza 2
and you use slant rhymes in places.
Some sticklers may jab you for them,
but they are fine with me.

I see the humor (in them), but you don’t
really need the parenthetical explanations.
They may obstruct the rhythm more
than help the piece. You could try
removing them or dropping them
to the next line. eg:

..we’re bullies and tyrants
and we love to torment
(the weak).

The close could use a rhyme to maintain
your lyrical flow. In this vein:

Before you find yourself shanghaied,
beware this police force is on your side
(Not)

…but something a lot better! Good luck with your next edit. Welcome to the site./Chris