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Zephaniah
Zephaniah
told them to take their Order of the British Empire
and shove it right where the monkey shoves his nuts;
to higher things than that he did aspire,
not for him, life as an elite sucker up;
a man of his word, he, for his entire life
fought against empire, racism and slavery,
against colonial imposition and strife;
he inspired others to personal bravery,
connecti...
Friday 8th December 2023 10:55 am
Nostalgia
We’ll drink a drink a drink,
To an empire pink so pink,
The saviours of the human race.
The truth we speak is ever so profound,
We speak the truth in every case.
Sunday 27th November 2022 9:57 pm
Career development
It started with filthy Cossacks
vodka fuelled with much betrayal
Back into Malaysia
somewhat blurred by Mau Mau screams
burn the fucking forest down
we’ll kill them while they dream
Then all the way from The Falls
bodies sealed in Glenshane peat
Then Friedrichstraße
lucky strikes
and feet cold stamping streets
those Russian alcoholics
so unguarde...
Wednesday 20th April 2016 11:29 am
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