invisibility

he wanted to be invisible

alive but no one could see

In youth it was irresistible

and what he wanted to be




to work on pranks and joking

confuse but unobserved

tickles, strokes, and poking

and more if they deserved




but was was seen protesting

on Cable street front line

against the black shirt strutting

of our tolerance decline




arrested for his opposition

to that glorious parade

he was given a proposition

jail, or the army, to evade




with marching feet he went to war

seen clearly by the foe

to hold the ground in battles roar

how long he did not know




rearguard battle of retreat

to open up a door

to snatch victory from defeat

from the Dunkirk shore




in peace he marched with ideals

his medals his on display

so clearly seen on newsreels

with his military beret




Aldermaston to Trafalgar square

ban the bomb campaign

so proud to say that he was there

against a policy insane







invisible is now so loathsome

he is totally unseen

just a mirage he has become

in a land once so green




just a homeless wandering tramp

seeking a charitable table

filthy, numb, and battle cramped

a mind no longer stable




if you want a superpower

a moral this should be

what will never empower

is crude invisibility