Transition
And so, on the backs of those Too uneducated and poor to vote Against him, on the shoulders of Those too selfish to vote for the Common good, he sashays… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Politics
Two new poems
Two poems jumped out at me at the #foray prompt, one more current than the other. Draw your own conclusions. Snow Day The snow has come and changed Her plans…. Continue Reading
The Science Of Strength
It’s fact that alloys are stronger Than pure metal, a mixture of Two or more elements harder Than one single material. The world is still full of those Who want… Continue Reading
To Read And Understand
If we were inclined to believe Everything we read, we’d all be Raving fascists like Trump, Musk, Farridge, Jenrick, and all the others Obsessed with the ethnic cleansing Of the… Continue Reading
Asylum
There will be no light today. We lie at the top of the cliff To watch the shadows drift in to shore. As soon as we hear the small boats… Continue Reading
Fable
I have written every day, but only today’s prompt seems appropriate. Fable It was there from the beginning, Yet too few heeded the warnings, That the monster was growing, that… Continue Reading
Mourning For America’s Soul – and fearing for the world
Everything, and I mean everything, we write is political, and it’s never a pleasure when what we write is prescient, when dystopia becomes reality, when fictional and non-fictional warnings are… Continue Reading
The Man With No Remorse
The Man With No Remorse Behind the desk, spurious Trophies of forgotten things, Meant to remind the viewers Of some glory that never existed. The fists on the table, the… Continue Reading
#NewMusicFriday 11/10/2024
I can’t believe this illness is lasting for such a long time. I’m taking antibiotics now, but only after a long face-to-face discussion with the GP. And, yes, it was… Continue Reading
Still Fanning The Flames
STILL FANNING THE FLAMES The old order, Jacob and Robert and James, And all their like, Andrea and Suella and Liz, And all their groupies, Think they’re still in power… Continue Reading