Polytunnel

A poem from 2019

I am in need of protection

In season and out of season

Predatory cold and clouds stalk me

Can you save me?

Can you shelter me?

A place to hide

A place to grow

Wafer thin it seems to be

A force field to shield

Can I rely on you?

Pick My Pocket

A poem from 2019

You took money out of my pocket

And gave it to the workshy, the dossers and the lazy

You took money out of my pocket

And saved the life of a stranger while wasting billions on inefficient IT systems

You took money out of my pocket

And educated the children of others, turning them into politically correct, brainwashed fools

You took money out of my pocket

And flew overseas, at times to help the poor and at times to gun them down

You took money out of my pocket

To build roads and bridges I will never travel along

You took money out of my pocket

And gave it to a foreign superstate

And when I ask, who gave you the right?

You say, well, you voted us in

Image by Eric Perlin from Pixabay

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Thin Places

A poem from 2019

heaven and earth mingle

who has the upper hand?

thin places, where God and man commune

a piece of bread, a sip of wine

a bowed head and a thankful heart

sins forgiven and life begins again

Image:

James Coleman

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Stasis

A poem from 2019

They were excited

Entering their first home for the first time

He somehow managed to carry her over the threshold

For a laugh

And it was indeed a giggle

They didn’t yet know about the dead body in the loft

Slowly decomposing

Food for flies and maggots

Yet blissfully unaware of it

Of anything

As flesh was deconstructed

So was society

If Jim could just wake up fifty years in the future

What technological advances would make life easier?

Flying cars?

He doesn’t realise that society will be unrecognisable

A temporal culture shock

All that he cherished would have gone

Replaced by pollution and decadence

Lie on the sofa for a bit

A nice cup of tea will make all things right

Toa Heftiba

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I Am Wonderful

A poem from 2019

I am wonderful

I am amazing

I am fantastic

Unlike you

I am incredible

I am terrific

I am excellent

Unlike you

I am brilliant

I am fabulous

I am marvellous

Unlike you

I am sensational

I am awesome

I am… THUD

He is cold

He is stiff

He is dead

Unlike you

Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/man-human-person-rest-sleep-3851339/

Chocolate Orange

A poem from 2019

Whack me on the bottom

Unwrap me and

I will give you what you like

Smooth and silky

Melting in your mouth 

Essential kisses

Irresistable

I’m made to share

But I’m all yours if you dare

Disappearing

One small kiss at a time

Vanishing act, want more?

Image by WikimediaImages from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/chocolate-candy-sugar-sweet-2202132/