The Incompetents
They waited in the wings, Gnashing their teeth, ready For confrontations they knew Would have no consequences. But still, these amateur Henchmen, replacements for The previous competents, Wanted to prove… Continue Reading
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Black Tie
It’s a pretend thing, just like Black Tie In other places, though not as well Phrased, to pretend you mean Something, you’re serious, you Have heft, you’re rich, have power…. Continue Reading
One Ideology
The stage is set For history to take another Downward turn, below The low set by World War Two, Concentration camps, Holocaust, Ethnic cleansing, calculated murder. We are on the… Continue Reading
Alignment
This day has unearthed her. Smoke all around her forest, at Each edge of her land, the scent Of it heavy with destruction and Threat. She sinks down onto her… Continue Reading
The Creation
On the first day, he Pretends to pray after his Hands failed to find the bible His oath is meant to rely on, Turns a blind ear to mercy, Practices… Continue Reading
A Star
It’s a test. She throws him the ember, White hot, a star in her Orbit, a shining spark in The darkness of living. If he drops it, he’s lost, And… Continue Reading
Red Mohair
On another lonely afternoon out, Alone in the shopping centre that Had pushed out all the old Independent shops, it was her Jumper he noticed first, bright red Mohair, at… Continue Reading
Two Poets
We talk across the North Sea, About politics and age and writing, Through technology that didn’t Even exist when we were born, and About these strange women who Inhabit our… Continue Reading
A Billionaire In Black
What is more lucid than a Nazi salute from a billionaire In black at the start of a new State? What is more clear than A Nazi salute about the… Continue Reading
A Hospital Visit
The letter said not to be early, So he walked around the hospital Grounds and then its corridors, But he was still early. Subwait A, The letter had bolded, and… Continue Reading