northampton poet
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Take a walk through my town Down the dark and dirty paths We got no money for street lights There are no wages for street cleaners Peer from the lofty lift tower heights Drink in the run down derelict sights Hear the dereliction of council duty Drunk on their neoliberal counsel booty We have been…
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Losing interest in your interests It’s a warning sign you no longer feel fine Empty and numb got you feeling dumb Depression may have you under the thumb Self hating continually cries out in the night Dabble in drink and drugs with silent shrugs Self medicating trying to keep it out of sight Struggles the…
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Hello Brothers Hello Sisters Hello Comrades Words with meaning uttered without thought Thoughts without words resembling nought What is a Brother? What is a Sister? What is a Comrade? When we say brother does it have meaning Or do we say it without feeling? When we say sister does it have meaning Or do we…
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Never again we said As we bled red white and blue Bodies barely going cold Before more weapons are sold No money for the old, infirm or sick Who needs bread when we have bombs These politicians think we’re so thick Just look what good it did to Homs! Red button bashing bullshitters Puffing their…
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Cry out in despair as our futures reduced to ash Prosperity for the powerful, poverty for all The absurdity goes right to the core of the system Obscurity of the button pushing power plays Jack out remove your social programming Subservient like a Victorian servant It’s not prim and proper to make demands Your betters…
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living life on a razors edge sledgehammer my soul nothing fills this hole scoring own goals Minds time to dredge
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That little voice in the back of your mind It always pops up during quiet times Not quite sure what to make of it Its offloading all its self doubt Stalking shadow out and about Try to outrun the little voice Foolishly thought I had a choice
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The fall is always greatest from the top of the cliff Yet the view is the most majestic The beating of the waves those hidden caves You can almost forget the domestic Just as the tide comes in those caves disappear Like your problems they will soon reappear A deep breath prepares you for your…
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Corrupt cattle cart taking the sheep to market Slaughterhouse decrypted deception Society sold for trinkets and gold If you can be bought you can be sold Conveyor belt life illusion decision Correct the direction the dealer has dealt The game with high stakes and half baked ideas the game of souls run by frauds and…
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Peace of mind Or your mind in pieces Life has me in bits Trying to fit in a box Wake up wrong socks Wrong side of the bed Can’t stop obsessing Over what was said
Solidarity Steve 