Hold On

Cherry

By the unfolding head

Fri, 12 Aug 2011
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The news reports
a sharp downturn in American
stock markets
a
debt crisis and
there are riots in London
buildings on fire
cars vandalised
panic and fear gathering
speed
violence burns
within our cities

A soldier accused
chopping off fingers for souvenirs
a woman convicted
killed a pensioner
with a rounders bat
to take his 140 grand
for shopping trips

Everyone blames
everyone else
men in suits sound worried
television personalities
cannot save us
now
and no one knows
what comes next
so
I sit and smoke some
chew dead bits of skin on my thumb
play with my cock
write poetry
and make love to my woman
lost
and left watching
like
all the rest

Certificate U
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by maggyvaneijk on
This is good, it's an important commentary from our position as the watchers: "and no one knows what comes next so I sit and smoke some" I'm glad you wrote this Danny.

 

Submitted by the unfolding head on
thanks Maggy Maggster! I wrote this on Monday night after watching the evening news... the riots were just starting to spread and as each news item was delivered I found myself becoming more and more bemused... it's been a week with much fear and loathing and it has felt quite surreal at times... I'm happy that you like this piece :) d

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