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I wouldn't go down to the sea today

They crap on us

from a great height. 

It's not symbolic

metaphorical, allegorical - 

it's offishial. It's offal. 

 

Farewell to the blue wall

along the south coast. 

Hello, polio, and other diseases.

We don't have to follow

the rules any longer.

 

More in your face 

than piled-up rubbish

in the 70s. Wake up, Britain, 

and smell the ordure.

We're surrounded by it.

 

We're drowning in it.

And they don't care. 

Not one bit. As the sea 

turns brown with 

all this Brexshit.  

 

◄ Drought

The bard of Cymdonkin Drive ►

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 20th Aug 2022 13:09

Oh yes, we're all back in control now aren't we.........?

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Greg Freeman

Sat 20th Aug 2022 10:07

Thanks for your thoughts, Steve, Ray, and John. You are right, John, there are many targets at the moment. Flooded with them, we are. And for the Likes, Frederick, Tom, Julie, and Stephen.

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John Botterill

Sat 20th Aug 2022 06:34

A fine polemic, Greg. There are so many targets to aim at currently.

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raypool

Fri 19th Aug 2022 20:38

Some bitter truths here Greg. Uncharacteristically expressed, but sadly there are always the trotted out phrases, like "we are aware of the situation, or we have millions invested already" etc. It is a fact that water is so easily contaminated and so disposable - but the tide is changing.

Ray

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 19th Aug 2022 14:51

From where I'm sitting, Greg, you did well to mention it. I suppose it's the problem with taking back control; it depends who's doing the controlling (or isn't, currently, it seems).
'Offishial' has echoes of Boris Yeltsin, for whom everyone is quite nostalgic now.

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Greg Freeman

Fri 19th Aug 2022 12:01

It's the language of the sewer, I agree. And I mentioned the dreaded word. But ...

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