There's No Tomorrow (limits to growth & the future)

"Five Steps To Tyranny."The bbc documentary(full)

Fight To Be Male Pt 2

Fight To Be Male Pt 1

Tory hunting the snark

The Boris was up front and blunt

you cowards he uttered with glee

I vanquished the usurper Hunt

so snark hunting you should follow me

the Gove was backward in glancing

the past was much better by far

said we should be cautious advancing

eating his Russian caviar

Sajid Javid once a banker

would finance the trip without debt

just like the two faced wanker

he's paid not a penny as yet

Dominic Raab in law was know to embark

world trade laws with the EU drafted

ideal crew for hunting the snark

with warped tangled web he had crafted

snarks are not in the Euro zone

so other countries they must try

travelling to other lands unknown

that good trade would imply

new countries they could trade with well

their most earnest of desire

great deals in trade they would compel

like the British empire did inspire

the trip was long and troubled

with mutinies and scheming

the spending sadly doubled

appearing more redeeming

to Trump they sought salvation

and trade a promising allusion

the terms had no deal trading nations

adding to bankers confusion

the snark had beat them to the states

and roamed freely at large

they lost principals and mates

for the snark was the Farage

black friday

Black Friday to cyber Monday
Spend daft Saturday buy crap Sunday
spend spend spend because you believe
there'll be nothing left by Christmas Eve?

socks

looking behind the radiator
I got a pleasant shock
after fifteen bloody months
I found the other sock


at times I was despondent
almost in despair
one of twenty single socks
has just become a pair

friend request

on a social website
quite unexpectedly

I came across a profile
that could be seen publicly

I knew the name I knew the face
it stirred a memory
so I sent a friend request
far from confidently

surprisingly I had a reply
and she remembered me
she would accept my friend request
quite happily
and hoped I wasn't the annoying shit
that I use to be

hell

they said that I would rot in hell
for my atheist belief
I'd suffer for eternity
with no respite of relief

so I googled trip adviser
not use to doing prayer
now I feel more confident
knowing no one has been there

pound shop

Off for Christmas shopping
the high street is where I'm bound
to find the shop of luxuries
that has everything for a pound

a hive of Christmas shoppers
queues are so intense
because they can't find a shop
that has all for fifty pence

great again?

Yes that land was great
nothing did it lack
they aimed high at the moon
and safely returned back

they had the best education
imagination soared
they fought for highest principals
at home and abroad

in war they were relentless
through heartbreak and toil
the aim had the highest value
of principals not oil

now big business runs the country
bigotry has free reign
the planet is another commodity
to barter and to gain

they hate foreign neighbours
although of foreign descent
how can you recover your greatness
when all self respect is spent

sales

crap in each shop window
crap ceiling to the floor
crap reduced to pre slump price
that's what sales are for

you didn't buy when in date
you didn't like the shade
so in the sales you bought two
for the savings that you made

hate

The Catholics hate the protestants
the protestants hate the Jews
the Methodists hate the baptists
and both hate the booze
the Muslims hate the Buddhists
wish their chanting would cease
all religions hate a holy war
but use it promoting peace

shame

hang my head in shame
for my onerous mistake
I sat down for a meal
and no picture did I take
it was just food on a plate
it didn't have the look
how the world now suffers
when it's not posted on facebook

security?

could you give your full name
the operator said with glee
then she asked my date of birth
a date known only to me
do you know my date of birth
I asked quite casually
she said I do it's on the screen
right in front of me
so how does my date of birth
improve security?

torture

I had a nightmare last night
it wears heavy on my chest
but freedom would be granted
if willingly confessed

and betrayed others
so wickedly oppressed
let the torturer have his fun
I honorably professed

in a room cram full of TV's
and each TV on they pressed
every screen displayed the same
Eurovision song contest

I tried to hold out as long as I could
but it took seconds to confess

white lie

a small white lie cast out
falls like a flake of snow
and finds a receptive wasteland
on fertile fields below

a white lie needs to settle 
to turn the whole world white
truth gives way to pressure
willing not to fight

as the whole world turns white
no shape can be defined
all below the the white canopy
is maliciously maligned

as the climate starts to change
as so many times before
the world is black with clinging mud
with the coming of the thaw

battle bus

waiting at the bus stop
for transport to come by
I took a bus six years ago
so I thought It's worth a try

along came a battle bus
because there's an election due
It wouldn't take me to the town

although I asked it to

it saw that I'd been waiting

for a considerable time

it couldn't transport me
but would be tough on crime

they want full employment
a job I would be due
they promised me four jobs
because you can't survive on two

they said they aim to cut waste
and prolong austerity
and cut back on the payments

to rich pensioners like me

deep sleep

oh sleep, oh sleep I yearn for you
I need to rest my head
I need to slumber deeply
in the rhythm of the dead
it's what the hypnotist told me
and I believe what is said

as I drifted deeper
I lost that panic attack
until I heard the devil say
there is no turning back
for we have all missed you
and we miss the craic

it's not the time for me to die
speeding upward I fled
a midst a group of mourners
thinking I was dead
so bitterly disappointed
now the will had been read

ladies day

Went to Kelso races
as it was ladies day
I didn't see many ladies
at the oddest fashion display

they tottered on giant heels
with no scaffolding in support
no safety net or harness
without a health and safety thought

Presecco in a flute glass
trying to impress
can a minuscule amount of fabric
still be called a dress?

bets put on at random
not looking at the score
I hope they win enough today
to put a mirror by their door

Brexit

they voted Brexit not remain
retake control with little pain
but will be as they want it to be
with crumpets and afternoon tea
raising hat so courteously
nostalgia? or history
no croissant, but demanding toast
no cheek kissing for the host
a firm hand shake a look severe
pork scratching and warm flat beer
black pudding and a bowl of tripe
real coins to pay not a card to swipe
regain, regain, we'll take it all back
our football violence and the union Jack
we'll have barley water instead of wine
now our great nation is in decline

wait, I hear you say so bold
the world out there is far from cold
there will be markets, they will be found
for that cheep China tack we're a dumping ground
we will expand our culture just wait and see
with McDonald's and KFC
and those American crime stories on TV
to match the blandness of reality
we are a nation proud and bold
and we'll go to war when we're told
our independence we are fond
and will obey our orders from beyond the pond
work will depend of the colour of your collar
and the exchange rate between the pound and Dollar

Harrods

I asked why he chose Harrods
what was the Harrods thrill
when there was a baptist church
halfway up the hill

the church is cold as charity
they do not have the trade
the opening of the doors
that footfall Harrods made

every opening of the door

a warming blast of heat
and the pavement outside
helps to warm my feet

when it's late at night
and Harrods closes the door
the huddling of homeless
will heat a little more

So god bless shops like Harrods
the government doesn't care
how many homeless use the store
or nightly sleeping there

bless you all at Christmas
use your high street more
internet shopping gives little heat
unlike a department store

the honest candidate

a young man with a pink rosette
came up to my door
it was an election colour
I'd never seen before


he said he was the honest party
that wouldn't tell a lie
ask me a question on anything
in honesty I will reply 

what about the NHS
will it get the funds required
and will I see improvement
before my life expires 

if you want better care
that we think you are due
well all that extra money
is going to come from you 

you must pay more for defence
if you want it to remain
and if you want fair and just laws
the funding is the same 

we could just tax more rich
but they pay sweet F.all
the highly paid accountants
got their training in Whitehall 

the poor can not escape
can not move cash off shore
must work hard in this country
so its your money we look for 

what about the American companies
can we claw some money back
you can, but then if you do
you'll get cyber attacks 

he said we should be more self reliant
buy British when we can
try to grow more food at home
and support our fisherman 

he said that he was honest
more than I expected
he shrugged and said not a chance
when I asked if he'd get elected

the silence

The silence just after when all is still and calm

Sooty bits of flotsam floating down midst the alarm

Groans begin to utter as the adrenaline rush subsides

Clothes ripped from the bodies lay waste sexual pride

Blood on every surface body parts abound

Deafened survivors press their ears to hear some sound

Few people have the where with all to take command

Evacuating people who can walk and stand

Cacophony of screams and far off sirens wail

Reporters talking picture that the editors will fail

Tears on seeking loved ones searching aimlessly

The day a religious bigot went on a suicide spree

too good to be true

 Slumped over in the public bar

Fondling a cold beer

Depressive mood for broken date

When he saw her sit near

Her hair was as black as charcoal

Her lips were rosy red

Her captivating eyes shone out

With summoning to bed

She started the conversation

His shyness held his tongue

Strange to see attraction drinking

Especially when young

The blush rose up filled his cheeks

He stammered nervously

I’ve just had a disappointment

Please share a drink with me?

They moved to a corner table

Where the lights dimly glow

And talked about the interests

The other one should know

Relaxed feeling comfortable

The drink flowed far too much

Inflamed with a burning passion

To caress her and touch

She asked if he could walk her home

The dark a friend to some

He readily agreed to it

She beckoned him to come

Glancing at the doorway mirror

For a quick inspection

But when she walked close behind him

There was no reflection