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A tune appalling

 

My meaty fingers, sausage like,

were never thus before,

they used to pull the trigger tight

and strum the strings of war…


but now they leaf through pages

that document my past,

and grip the bars of cages,

in history, iron cast…


I built the cell that holds me

there’s no one else to blame,

I did what Masters told me

a pawn within the game…


now younger men are falling

they're marching to the drum,

that beats a tune appalling 

to bring their Kingdom Come.

 

 

 

 

 

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David RL Moore

Fri 13th Feb 2026 14:53

Thanks Martin 😎

David

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Martin Elder

Fri 13th Feb 2026 10:19

I like the rhythm of this as well as the words

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David RL Moore

Thu 12th Feb 2026 11:11

Thank you Graham and Tom

Much appreciated, I hope you are both doing ok.

David

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Graham Sherwood

Wed 11th Feb 2026 10:46

I think a lot about what-ifs!
Shoulda/coulda/woulda resonate with everyone and I believe we have all created a cell that even now we feel loathe to break out of. Thought provoking as always David.

Poetry might yet be the key!

G

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