In this postcode people don’t need to enter
The National Lottery
The Euromillions draw
El Grosso
They’ve already won enough
In life’s bingo,
They have ticked off the numbers on the card
Wealthy parents
Private education
Introductions and references
Inherited property
Land in trust
Tips and winks on shares
They started off a few rungs up the ladder
So take great care
To avoid treading on snakes
Prevent snakes getting in
Kill off any snakes
That might evade the fence
Which is why three lads
Dressed in black hoodies
Cycling without lights
Through the neighbourhood
Are instantly identifiable
As strangers
Not averse to taking a gamble
Crossing boundaries
Breaking rules
Pushing their luck
For they have absolutely nothing
To lose
~
n.b. NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 21
Winners
In this postcode people don’t need to enterThe National LotteryThe Euromillions drawEl GrossoThey’ve already won enoughIn life’s bingo, They have ticked off the numbers on the cardWealthy parentsPrivate educationIntroductions and referencesInherited propertyLand in trustTips and winks on sharesThey started off a few rungs up the ladderSo take great careTo avoid treading on snakesPrevent snakes getting…
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2 responses
So the three in black hoodies are the invading snakes. Got it.
Wasn’t looking at it quite like that when I wrote it, but if you start on the ladder, their is an implication of there being snakes, as in a game of snakes & ladders. I was thinking more that the lads might be seen by some as losers, but tried to suggest that having nothing to lose means one can’t be a loser, but may in reality be a potential winner, or at least have to live unconventionally in order to get on.
However, I only wrote the piece, you read into it as you like. Once it’s out there it isn’t mine to say what it means any more. 🙏