on housing

and they huffed
and they puffed
and had fourteen years in power
but like everything else
they touched
it broke

there is nothing they can say
to convince us
that they deserve another chance

look!
here by the river
a tent

is this a tourist camping cheap
or the start of an encampment?

under the bridge
an old battered boat is tied
where no mooring fees apply
washing hanging on wires
the jumble of rough living
a man trying to survive

this is broken britain
run by the rich for the rich

~

CLP 04/06/2024