This Modern Disease
They built a wall of contagion, A host of lies to form new patterns No-one was immune against, no-one Could resist, until the mesh became Too tight to untangle or… Continue Reading
Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter
They built a wall of contagion, A host of lies to form new patterns No-one was immune against, no-one Could resist, until the mesh became Too tight to untangle or… Continue Reading
And now the world is at the stage Where we can’t say The sun will rise tomorrow Nature will have its way Everything will be alright. Humankind has brutalised this… Continue Reading
All empires are illusions, built on the delusions of the tyrants who build them. That’s why they fail. The British Empire was an illusion, built on white supremacism. It collapsed…. Continue Reading
So I have dragged myself into another spurious new year, and, tired to my bones, long for something different, something completely new. Not this same old same old village, however… Continue Reading
This is what Britain has become, Mired in 3 months of rain, With no promise of an end to it. There is no saying that the gods Are not involved… Continue Reading
Traitors (Mix A) We came as strangers, no rights, no rewards.We held up this country, straight after the wars. ChorusThe media deplore us, lies and hate haunt us.We are traitors,… Continue Reading
I would like to say that we’re living in heady days, but the exact opposite is true – we are living in frightening days, when the political apparatus is broken,… Continue Reading
Dear Labour Party NEC, I am writing to you today about the meeting of Labour’s NEC to discuss Labour’s manifesto for the upcoming EU elections. I was a member of… Continue Reading
We live in an age where lies and corruption are the new normal. Liars and lawbreakers are not brought to justice, and media outlets redistribute their lies as truth. This is… Continue Reading
I saw you coming out of church on SundayClutching your handbag and husbandAnd leaning against the wind and the countryWith a smile painted painfully on your empty faceStiff amidst those… Continue Reading