the other process begins
it begins in newsrooms –
and newspaper offices
Tag: politics
You Get The Society You Vote For – Written Monday 18th October 2021 (Aged 46)
so when horrific events happens
and unspeakable events actually speak
in a society that is so disconnected and broken
why are any of us so surprised
The Heady Heights of Isolation – Written Friday 20th December 2019 (Aged 44)
for the ‘patriots’
who wear the crown
we are now homeward bound
our cargo is safe
and nationality can wait
Once In a Lifetime – Written Tuesday 17th December 2019 (Aged 44)
when the media
has no truth to tell
when it serves to serve itself
power seeks to confirm power
and ensure it is kept
He Smiles at Us – Written Monday 16th December 2019 (Aged 44)
his ‘war cry’
is not our command
compassion, empathy, kindness
that is our demand
but these privileged revolutionaires
will take us apart
Welcome To Your New Horizon – Written Monday 16th December 2019 (Aged 44)
powerful institutions only conserve power
and protect their class
they are abstract portrait painters
behind frosted glass
and you want this?
the green hills of england start to melt
the communities of commerce
have forcibly tightened our belts
Hour by Hour – Friday 6th September 2019
yet the power is biased
and only destined for the few
your wages will pay for their –
ideological wet dream
this is not for me and you
Honesty – Monday 29th July 2019
the honest truth –
is that integrity is honesty
not populism –
bought off the shelf
Panto Villains (Now It Is Our Turn) – Monday 22nd July 2019
he represents america
and its eschewed values
around wealth and power
its love of capitalism
and how it must flower
Liberate Yourself From This – Monday June 24th 2019
we must invest and we must spend
that’s a poverty itch
that the wealthy,
never have to scratch
lower those taxes
inequality is no match
The Boy Behind The Glasses. Poetry and Writing 