Another non-story
In the News
Who slept with whom?
Who’s got new shoes?
Who cares?
Not me
Want the stories
We can’t see
Too much bullshit
Every day
Causing us
To look away
Sold lies
The hidden truth
Despairing for
Our hopeless youth
Life is fast
But days are slow
As on the gravy train
We go
Round in circles
In our attempts
To reach fulfilment
Be content
Too much distraction
Not enough sleep
All night long
Phones that beep
Bringing non-news
And facebook shares
Instagram photos
Straight to our lair
Then in the morning
We return
To the real world
With heads that burn
Got no trust for
Those in power
To do right by us
From their Ivory tower
Find billions
to fund war
Leave nothing over
To feed the poor
Remove our rights
To claim tax credit
A new minimum wage
If you can get it
Keep kids in school
For qualifications
Not enough jobs
In this damned nation
Need a PHD
to stack shelves,
drive a wagon
or just feed ourselves
Cos ‘foreigners took
Our pay packet’
‘Gotta keep them out
Cos I can’t hack it’
‘It’s all their fault!’
I just know
The Daily Mail
Told me so!
Frustration growing
Impossible to see
Who is friend?
And who’s an enemy?
So stop and think
And use your mind
Let your brain,
and not Wapping, decide
Be human
Care more
Think a second
Open the door
To other hearts
And new ideas
Hear not just
What we’re told to hear
Look at events
With open eyes
And a desire for
The one true prize
Of a human race
That works together
For everyone’s good
To make life better
Poetry for Dullards 