In normal times we did not mind

The brickbat or the unkind cry,

As long as there were painted clowns

To make us roar and our tears dry.

But now the times of clowns have gone,

And in their place come spite and tribes;

A comedy to share replaced

By pointing fingers and low jibes.

The middle ground of gentle moods

Gives way to far-flung zones of waste,

From whi...

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Most things in life are overrated;

But what else is there?

If you don’t overrate,

You’ll understate,

And be shouted down

In the deafening debate.

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All sorts of things offend me every day,

But it would be unfair or underhand

To call for such expression to be banned

Or to be silenced in some other way.

Imagine interdicting simple acts

Or stopping circulation of a joke,

Or 'de-platforming' some misguided bloke

Because you do not like his take on facts.

A lot of views will make us quite annoyed

And statements...

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The glinting, glistening crowd

Are banging at my door,

Demanding satisfaction;

They know my weaknesses, of course.

Cagey, I hide in the basement

And plead a prior engagement,

But they will come tomorrow,

And they day after that;

And the public mood, for what it’s worth,

Is on their side.

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We are so different, totally.

There hardly is a thing

that gives us common ground at all,

but it is interesting –

that we can still live side by side

in pure peace if we try.

Cuz everything is possible…

when we see eye to eye.

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You don’t know me.
The time is gone
for you and for me,
but with this gun in your hand
you see the future
of your illness mind.
Call me by my name
and kill me after that.
Maybe in your eyes
I can write my happiness
and give you for the rest of your life
a peaceful victory.
We could die together
but who keeps alive
our memories
in this world,
the only world
that can exist?
My mist...

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Rattling through the low hills

in the darkness and the endless endless rain
the train is overcrowded
because the train is overcrowded
because the train is always overcrowded
and the conductor’s now a manager
a voice we never see
mumbling something through the tannoy
about weather and delays.
We used to have seats
now we stand
and this is progress.

Outside
the airwaves are full bey...

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Deadly sobs...

I cannot reason the ferocious cowardice of mankind,

my verses have been dishonored,

blighting my poetic task

My tears stipulate deep anguish in the depths of my heart;

It’s a colorless wail that increases my belittled pain

Challenged by those living undercover;

seditious words of insensitivity,

full of hatred, shadows, malediction

False look...

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Offend a Daily Mail reader – today!

In our miniscule existences upon this planet Earth

There’s precious few occurrences to occasion us true mirth

So listen up real loudly, those with brains and minds to spare

Who still hang on to plucking out true hope from thinnest air

Here’s the solution, if you’re open to such play

Just offend a Daily Mail reader today

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"John"

What worlds turn behind your almond eyes, that ready smile,

that childish innocence that lingers long when you are gone?

I feel your warmth through chubby hands and stubby fingers

of a child. You will not make old bones in this cold life

of sticks and stones and superstitious fears. Some careless god

cut short your years; played blackjack with your chromosomes

in a game that ...

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