i spend hours
working hard on my presentation
and wondering
about the way it comes across
stomach,
well i am tired of the knot
Category: Poems June 2017
Angry White Man – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
that skin colour –
passes the tests –
before they are taken
and answers the interview questions
before they are spoken
When Did You Start Drinking? – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
when they started to lose their appeal
was there –
a constant echo
and did the life fizz just die out
only to be replaced by the fizz of prosecco
Is This What You Want? – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
a government –
invested only in its own interests
and those institutions
are the ones of power and wealth
they privatise our vital services
almost by stealth
Politics on the Left – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
do you see the hope
why people want a change
you are a loony on the left
yet on the right you have free reign
Was the World Ever Ours? – Written June 2017 (Aged 42)
did i think i was the future
or just part of the past
how did i know,
when i was clinging to the present
and hoping it would last
Days of Acid Rain – Written Friday 23rd June 2017 (Aged 42)
i wonder what will happen –
when true stories become exposed
when people wake up –
and see beyond the end of their nose
or maybe, feel movement in their toes
Bombs, Explosions and Smoke – Written Friday 23rd June 2017 (Aged 42)
do not let the horror
horrify you into hate
do not grab hold of cynicism
tell it that it must wait