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Endings Well here we are at lastSomewhereWorn out with lifeCast aside by chief executivesAs a penalty for ageingAdrift, but buoyed up by memoriesOf times that were differentOnce walking freely with no stickLeaping up stairs several at a timeHitting a boundary on that green swardTeaching as my other gameAlways employed when youngerIn classes that never endShoppingContinue reading “Hey There…”

Defence An amorphous concept, defenceSounds virtuousImplies danger from somewhereSuggestive of paternal regardA watching over of the vulnerableWith love and careBy loquaciously adept political figuresBut one moment pleaseWhat is the point of the weapons you make?Those jobs jobs jobsDoing thatMean big businessExpansion an ever present aimFor thatYou need potential enemiesFoesConjured forthMore often by myth than realityJeopardyContinue reading “More Political Echoes”

We Have A Plan When bad men combine, the good must associate;else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrificein a contemptible struggle.Edmund Burke O we know the secrets of monetary wranglingTo govern we have a planOur political game won’t stop at a manglingOf the truth since time beganSo we pander to the richContinue reading “Political Echoes”

Limbo Purgatory is where I liveOtherwise known as NauruFor I sought asylumTo be doomed there insteadIn bondageAlthough I have done no wrongThere is no queue I am accused of jumpingTo travel by boat is not a crimeRefuge sought is not a dangerous thingBut an end of suffering for damaged soulsIn this placeMorning is a heraldContinue reading “Poems Again”

Mission Statement Everything is a part of the economyBalance sheets determine all destinies these daysPeople don’t act with free will any moreThey simply obediently consumeBrains are no longer merely washedThey are dry cleanedSo you do as others wishAs fashionable consumptionWhile the state funds private powerSo rally round the flag boysYou journeymen with a missionPrivatise yourContinue reading “Yet More New Poems”

Integrity Is that image really you?YouWho have considerable influence on the lives of othersIncluding meIt’s amazing how many places you visitIn a single dayEven more amazingIs the presence of cameras there to film youAre you really a convivial, caring, wise paragon of goodwill?Or are you nothingBut an icon with manufactured identity?I hear what you sayResponsesContinue reading “And More New Poems”

Greta Thunberg Bombs falling!Water bombsWhat deadly chaos!Just look at that rainThe world is grieving tears in floodAll those dwellings now covered in mudWreckage of lives floating down riversThat old woman was swept away tooMissed the safety her rooftop deliversNow can you hear Greta Thunberg’s warningStill echoing in the wind?Do you remember the abusive scenesThe daggersContinue reading “More New Poems”

A Reason For Failure You’re an absolute travesty of a human beingA liarA cheat of the worst orderYou’ll do anything for powerStage photo shots ad infinitumTo enhance and shape your image of virtueWin notorious allies and invite ‘emTo fund your shady dealsYou cannot lie straight in your bed of iniquityYou worm your way into popularityWithContinue reading “New Poems”

Advice To The Mature SoYou are old my friend and sufferingFrom feelings of rejectionAwaken brave soul; it need not be soFor you have the power of experienceA might, a vigour, an energyUnknown to the poor, misguided onesWho think youth is the prime of lifeCome nowAnd let us consider the triumph of agePoliticians have crossed yourContinue reading “Poems Dear Reader”

Discrimination O joy is mine in a lovely worldI am an adult maleMy skin is whiteAnd I am normal in every wayPlay tennis and golfWith a skill that matches my normalityWork with diligence in a bankControlling the lives of so manyWith overt good willAnd obeisance to all the rules of commerceHave an ideal homeWith aContinue reading “Yes, Still More Poems”