Democracy’s a shadow boxer.
The knockout blow
is the individual vote.
What was once so golden now feels so broken.
Tag: contemporary writing
The Demons – Written June 2025 (Aged 50)
The demons have crept into our lives.
Status gained, freedoms waned.
The demons are creeping back into our lives.
The demons, they have us.
Jam – Written Monday 2nd June 2025 (Aged 50)
He promises free jam, but the jam never arrives.
People believe; they think he’s right, convinced that they understand.
Tomorrow comes, and there is no free jam.
And no matter what happens, people fail to learn.
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 