Hot Beats On Lewes Rd
On a day like this: Blistering tarmac, Hot as sin, Braised brains, Sautéed skin . Sounds: sharper, yet… Seeming far off. Ope’-windowed poseurs, Elbow-jutting coasters Bumping-thumping past, Imposed on innocent passers-by. Beat-consumers, normalised, Every pulse is quantized, Grandstanding, bland, Unplayed by human hand. Programmed and …
Just For You
We all hate something. Let me find it for you – Hold it up for you To spit at. . We all have a trigger. Let me amplify outrage Your ‘fifteen’ on stage. Let it out. . We all hold fears. I’ll buy your bogeyman; …
Oppositions
Truth remains truth, despite fostering ignorance, Right stems not from application of might. Bones don’t mend by deadening the pain, Day does not end by declaring: ‘It is night.’ . Freedom is not served by applying more laws. It is time to realise, before it’s …
The River Becomes a Line
The river becomes a line. The line becomes a wall. The wall becomes a symbol. Or the empty souls it holds. . Fear becomes a need. Need becomes a hole. A hole that seeks more ‘stuff’, Than any soul can hold. . Fear becomes the …
Snowflakes
So firm our opinions, So certain our convictions, Our might is our righteousness, We brook no resistance. . Empathy’s a dirty word; The refuge of the weak. And all the talk of hubris, Is just the squeaking of the meek.
The Lords and Masters Prayer
Dear Rulers, Who dwell in havens, Powerful be thy games. Through wealth and gun, Your will be done To all By right of might. Give us this day our daily outrage, And protect us from other opinions As we promote yours. . Lead us not …
