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on Ukraine
now the neighbours are worriedabout how this violence that has been contained within our doorsis spreading onto the streetthe big guy is losing controllashing out at anyone nearbyscreaming in frustrationdigging up old grudgesinventing betrayalspointing fingersblaming everyonebut himselffor thismess~ CLP 11/09/2025 Read more
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on Ukraine
It’s autumn againThe bombs fall faster than leavesBonfires are madeFrom high risesmarket squaresbus stopsand government buildingsFruit hangs rotten in the orchardsWheat turns black on The SteppesThe men and women are at warThis is costing billionsBut if money talksNobody is listening~ CLP 09/09/2025 Read more
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Every Village Has A Wrong ‘un
What must it be like to beThe Only Thief in The Village?All the people point“There goes a wrong ‘un”They tell their friendsWarn passing strangersUpdate the neighbourhood WhatsApp group when you’re seen outQuestion your whereabouts when you stay inAs the only thief in the villageWhere can you fence the goodsWhen you’re banned from the local?Try and Read more
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on loss
we burble onfrom day to dayuntil the momentwhen nothing more is heardso suddenlyan innings endsa surprise to allnot least the departed batsmanno calling him backhis innings has been concludedscored by a double chevron in the bookhow out stated bluntlywhether caught, stumped, bowledrun out, hit wicketwe are all timed outeventuallythe sequence of runs marked downsketches out Read more
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on the island in the autumn
the weather comes tumbling up the Channelin clumps of cloudscasting thick shadowsjacket onwhen the droplets don’t look like stoppingjacket offwhen sunbeams burst through’til the next curtain’s drawnwhite horses riding the rolling greenare broken in on the shinglebeneath the rusting pierblown along the city terracesplane tree papery leaves stickto windscreens, flagstones, the soles of shoesslimy, slippery, Read more
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in Memphis (2022) / on Ukraine
We’re at a bus stopOn Elvis Presley BoulevardWe’ve been to checkThe King’s still deadAnd waiting thereIn Tennessee’s afternoon heatWe talk of EuropeWhat we’ve shared of itThe moral question?For a young Polish man from EnglandOn holiday with his fatherThere is no doubtI’d be going home to fightWith no thought of checking outHeroic resistanceRemember The AlamoThe Red Read more
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