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This ain't no charity.
This is a protest.
Supermarkets, hotels,
Eateries, coffeeshops
Make waste out of fresh & prepared
Food, tonnes, at day's end.
This ain't no church function.
This is a protest.
Bullets, assault rifles, tanks,
Aeroplanes, destroyer ships, bombs
Make far-away lands killing fields.
National budget spent mostly ...
Thursday 20th February 2025 2:50 pm
Foot Soldier
Foot Soldier.
We were sent to fight a war
that we didn’t believe in,
knowing that there would be
civilian casualties.
Paid a pittance
to be on the front line
facing hostiles every day.
Privately hating
the faceless generals
who stayed hidden
in the bunkers
giving their orders.
Many were wounded,
left for dead,
injured in ways
that civilians
wouldn’t understand -
because some ...
Thursday 30th October 2014 10:52 am
M.I.A
M.I.A
the empty bus that used to bring you home
the empty armchair
the empty bed.
the empty tears
discovering
the empty perfume bottle
that they could fill
the empty dreams
the empty vows
the empty promises
to empty children
empty politicians
with their empty lies
of empty threats
from WOMD
just empty rooms
empty orders to...
Monday 11th November 2013 6:57 pm
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