Political recycling

Today I tore up the members of parliament.
As I ripped through Whitehall
I wondered if Tas Mongommery
ever outshone his father -
Did Bronwen James’ hair style interfere
with her ambition to make it
out of Rural Affairs?

My fingers are stained black.
Sticky from the broken spines
of 2003 - 2004.
As their photos fall softly amongst the
white snowflakes banking into drifts
at my feet, I wonder how many of them
made good their election promises.
Did Mary Walcott really make life
better For Tyneside?
How many pictures were taken
before she achieved her concerned
yet capable expression?
Fit to line up in this hall of faces
that all cry trust me,
I can secure your future.