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Development Development is the way of the worldLet us expandNot according to the needs of civilisationBut merely in terms of the triumph of opportunistsWhoever does the dealThe best dealBecomes the authorised vandalTo eliminate the oldHide the sky with concreteBuild stairways to the heaven of profiteersCrowd gullible people into belfries with no bellsThe slums of tomorrowMutilateContinue reading “More Poems Knocking On The Door”

Injustice I once knew a manYears agoLong time passingWho was treated very harshly by my peersVilifiedMaligned with abuseCast aside from the normality of endorsed existenceDrivenInto the isolation reserved for the guiltyWhere even the virtuous fear to goLest they too are ostracisedIsolatedLike a leper from the pastDecried by voicesThat questioned his humanityI met him onceIn hisContinue reading “And Yet Still More”

Rich Man Poor Man There once was a man who was top of his classBecause he was very richMoney seemed to flow through his welcoming veinsAs a mine he owned and two take-away chainsRaised his profits to fever pitchSuccess was his motto so he crushed his rivalsAnd power was one of his yearningsHe built hisContinue reading “Poems Still Appearing”

Classroom Conquest Many educatorsLeave the classroom for higher statusAs soon as they canOne of the reasons for thisIs that in every classroomThere will always be an idiotThis makes it so hard for the autocratically inclinedFor the teacher of the youngIt means a challengeEvery day of the school yearFor the high school guruIt is at leastContinue reading “Some Poems Won’t Stay Hidden”

Tomorrow Never Comes I travel every day through a realm of inanityWhere mania walks by, displaying insanityThere people throw stones with a joy that arousesComplete unawareness of their glass housesThey buy vast numbers of things they don’t needObedient to the sirens who cultivate greedThey never read books or appraise the newsOnly talk-back radio decides theirContinue reading “Still A Place For Thoughts”

Safety In Numbers One dark dayA virus came to shatter our nation’s healthLockdowns occurred and advisers spokePassing judgements linked to our wealthWhen seventy percent are vaccinatedBusiness will resumeSo three out of ten of us may dieBut it’s worth the risk we assumeWe must learn to face the pain of existenceThere is always a risk inContinue reading “Poetry Lingers”

Science Beware! Science exists It is operating now A danger to our very existence as functioning corporations Threatening our tomorrows With destructive evidence That will turn our mission statements Into catastrophic foretelling of insolvency To arms fearless corporate allies! We must turn this tide of dangerous awareness Into profitable unreality Think! Reach out! Invent mythologyContinue reading “Yet More Poems”

Love Love is a powerful friend amidst chaos A cooee when you are lost in the mountains A visit from a doctor when you are ill Water in a desert of loneliness A warm fire when you come in from the cold A kind hand when defeat bars your way Laughter when gloom thinks itContinue reading “And More Poems”

Harsh Words With A Shock Jock Babble on you travesty of human existence It’s dirty money you make Drawing attention to the dark side of things Posing as the voice of upstairs management You weave ugly words into an unearthly tapestry Of deception, violence and hate Sullying the lives of innocent people Undeserving of whatContinue reading “More Poems”

Miracles There is wonder in the manner egg yolk tends to thicken And with time’s pure necromancy it becomes a chicken Another marvel wondrous and old you can see everywhere How a bird’s fragile frame and feathers are able to conquer the air Yet more majesty circles the globe when the wind flies on itsContinue reading “Still More Poetry”