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Time of Swine

With their grunting and their oinking,

They parade around the pen.

For all their affectations,

They’re the angriest of men.

Their litany of grievances

Spawns shrill dishonest whine;

We’re living in the conman’s age,

This is the time of swine.

 

They soil your information

To camouflage their faults;

All traces of wrongdoing

Are locked deep down in vaults.

They bare their piqued, offended snouts

And punishments refine;

We’re living in the bully’s age,

This is the time of swine.

 

Their heads are in the trough all day,

As they sup up the swill;

The lengths that they will go to

Should make our marrow chill.

Incarceration waits or worse,

If you oppose their line;

We’re living in the tyrant’s age,

This is the time of swine.

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Stephen Gospage

Mon 11th Nov 2024 08:12

I hope not too, John. Thanks for your kind comment.

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John Coopey

Sat 9th Nov 2024 20:45

There is a famous pre-WW1 quote about the lights going out…and not seeing their like again. I sincerely hope we are not on another apocalyptic edge.
Once again, Stephen, you have nailed it.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 7th Nov 2024 21:32

Thank you for your kind comments Graham, Greg, Steve, Martin and Uilleam, and thanks to everyone who liked this poem.
It's sad that so many Americans saw fit to vote for a convicted criminal who has plumbed the depths of indecency in this campaign. We seem to be entering an age of darkness in so many parts of the world and we need leaders who can push back and articulate hope and fairness in the future. But who will they be?

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Thu 7th Nov 2024 11:08

Thanks Stephen, well, I guess it’s pigs in shit-filled blankets for Christmas dinner then...Farage is positively drooling at the prospect!

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Martin Peacock

Thu 7th Nov 2024 08:50

'The time of swine' is a great line, and so apposite, considering the 14yrs we just come through, to say nothing of the crap engulfing Europe. And the least said about the US right now, the better. America chased its hubris through the latter half of the 20thC, to the detriment of us all, and now their nemesis has arrived. We can only hope that, whatever the orange chimpanzee does over the next 4yrs, its impact on the rest of the world will be minimal, though based on past experience that may be a forlorn hope.

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Steve White

Thu 7th Nov 2024 08:10

Brilliant!

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Greg Freeman

Wed 6th Nov 2024 23:00

The power of your anger, Steve. It's not easy to react so quickly and so eloquently to what has just happened. Thank you for voicing the feelings of so many. Just not enough.

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Graham Sherwood

Wed 6th Nov 2024 22:14

I wish I could have pressed the like button five times Stephen!

I have a fear we will all be wallowing in their shit for a few years now

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