Lab Rats

A poem from 2018

You agreed to this

You ticked the box

You signed on the dotted line

We promised you freedom

We gave it you gratis

We had our fingers crossed

You can do what you want

You can be who you are

You are your own boss

We want to mould you

We want to make you in our image

We will imprison you if you rebel

You have no choice

It's our way or the highway

Just be good and suck it up

You'll be grateful in the end

We know what's best for you

We are shapers of destiny

A brave new world

You will be tamed

We will smile on you

Masters of illusion

Creators of the world

We are your gods

Obey us

Think like us

Follow us

Village Idiot

A poem from 2017

At last my time has come

At the centre of a real growth industry

Everyone wants a part of me

Social media my speciality

I’m breaking chains and becoming free

My ignorance seen by everyone

And they clap and applaud

Likeminded fools spur me on

A veritable expert in everything

Especially things I know nothing about

I berate those who disagree

No benign madman, me

Come along and watch me play

As I merrily tweet away

Peak Nonsense

A poem from 2017

I agree with every word you said

But because it's you saying it

I couldn't disagree more!

Black Vignettes

A poem from 2016

Watch me perform it on YouTube...

I am obsessed

Like a dog with a bone

That only I can see

Everything is good or bad

Everything is black or white

There is no inbetween

Whatever doesn't kill me kills me

Every setback is disaster

Failure and catastrophe dog me

You said one thing I disagree with

That makes you evil

And I hate you

And no matter what you say

I know what you really mean

I don't trust a word

Molehills

Mountains

Molehills

Armageddon!

One thing leads to another

And all of them are bad

No hope for the future

Every scenario fights against me

And only me

Everything's about me

What strangers say

Talking about me

Subtext after subtext

I'm calling the thought police!

Fat lot of good that will do, though

They're all useless

Yes, I know you think you're good

I've seen the good things you have done

But that one thing I disapprove of

Outweighs them all

I trash you

Because you have no feelings

And this makes me feel better

Well, not really

I am depression

I am social media