Every Village Has A Wrong ‘un

What must it be like to be
The Only Thief in The Village?
All the people point
“There goes a wrong ‘un”
They tell their friends
Warn passing strangers
Update the neighbourhood WhatsApp group when you’re seen out
Question your whereabouts when you stay in
As the only thief in the village
Where can you fence the goods
When you’re banned from the local?
Try and run a stall at the parish fete?
A garage sale might bring in some coppers
Wanting to feel your collar
As the estate agents collude on house prices
Bankers take a percentage slice
Landlords and ladies extract rent like dentists pulling teeth
and cash from the pained
Car mechanics use second hand parts and charge for new
Life assurers charging premium rates from all who breathe to take their living from the living
The god squad profit from tithes wrung from the guilt or faint hope of True Believers
The managers of water companies drinking up the liquid assets of all who need water
Rail company shareholders taking passengers for a ride
Yes, you
The Only Thief in The Village
You crook, wrong 'un, fool
You should have got a job
In The City making money
From other people's money

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CLP 08/09/2025