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on theft
sneak-thief, cheap skatewhat have you gained from itbar fear of getting caughtfor some pathetic reward?you have keys to doorswithout addressesbut I found my phoneon waste groundyou could not crack the codeto the phoneor lifethankfullyyou stayed locked out of mineit was lying face upon the old school sitewhere seeds of buddleia davidathistles and grasses thriveI easily →
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on peace
what in Hell is going on in the Unholy Land?Who The Devil is in charge?The Demonocracy has Trumped democracyHistories are being spunLies are being spunMy head is spinningI’m getting dizzyThe Earth spins on~n.b. The attack on Iran is by extrapolation an attack on the peace-loving citizens of Israel who must now be prepared to take →
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on Ukraine
Punch, counter-punchStab, thrust, bombAll the mothers knowLottery of life and deathHolds them at knife-pointIs this the final dice rollOr just another false dawnA fake news dayEdging then along until they hearThe boy’s key in the lockOr the postie’s fateful knock~ n.b. And so it goes on, more vicious by the day, more so by night. →
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on time
As I a child I wonderedWhat life was like beforeWar broke out in EuropeCricket played on village greensActors shining from silver screensTube trains, trams, omnibusesFull of people reading newsheetsEditorials and commentariesOn threat and riskThe rights and wrongsThe unlikelihood of something worseNo-one would be mad enoughTo fire the shot, to call a bluffTo cross the line, →
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on dancing
veils or boundariesor is it the barricades?plain rules will be broke ~ CLP 13/07/2024 →
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on problem solving
there had been a few recentlyone fell from the skyanother found slave labourin Arctic conditions too muchfor his indefatigable heartthen, a callous shootingin an Alicante car parkled to a burnt out carsome singularly preciseothers incurred the dismissive useof the dreadful termcollateral damage, for example, aircrewor members of the Salisbury publican English police officera public cinemathe →
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Negation
I am sick of the soundof your voiceYou’re always moaningWhingeingComplainingI’m sick of the sightOf youand your tearsWhat do you know about itAbout anythingYou’re stupid, pig thickDumbDon’t startDon’t interruptOh, do be quietHaven’t you got anything new to sayHurry upGet on with itI haven’t got all dayNot now, later ~ n.b. NaPoWriMo 2023. Day 16 prompt. A →
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on Nashville
blue sky Saturdaydon’t walk go by Uberor run for your life ~ n.b. Adventure out in Music City. CLP 14/02/2023 →
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