Some more poems

Nuclear Future

News time is here again
I recognise that guy
The one with the smile our beloved PM
The man with the grin concealing the lie

He’s on our screens to show us the way
He’s being honest this time
Or so he does say
Now that he’s dealt with terror and crime
Now saving the Environment is his new crusade

At this news I perk up and wonder
Can he be serious in this plan he does forge
The man who made the Iraq blunder
Is the decision made without a nudge from George?

Alas my hopes for change soon die
His plan to go nuclear is more than just wrong
Again he stands their, Again he lies
He says nuclear technology had really come on

I say to you in this slant
You’re increasing the chance increasing the risk
The odds they shorten with every new plant
And what about those terrorists

The rich and famous need not worry
The nuclear time bomb will lie far from their door
The politics of the world dictate
It will only burden the poor


Dear Mr Mugabe

A spectre of death
Stalks your once proud land
The blood on the streets
Flows by your hand
The people suffer
By your deluded mind

Africa’s breadbasket
Once lush and wealthy
Now the bread is stale
And rotten to the core
The baskets full of holes
You can not plug the gaps

Taking back white farmland
And bulldozing the poor
These are your policies
Causing insane inflation
And mass exodus
Bringing the country to its knees

You surround yourself with yes men
Heavily armed and dined like kings
To keep them on your side
Without them you are nothing
The fear you’ll lose power
Makes you paranoid and dangerous

Your mind unravels
As you traverse a downward spiral
Who can you trust?
Who wants your job?
Your days are numbered
You’re running out of friends

Soon you’ll claim membership
Of an ever growing club
An end to your era
By death or exile
Your time will come to pass
But it’s not the end of the story

A sad truth to be revealed
Africa’s lands ever open
To exploitation and greed
A vicious cycle ensues
One man, One Bullet,
Next Dictator please


Times up now
You’ve had your fun
Drunk your share
And partied enough
Got to get a good job
Focus on your future
Got to join the masses
Climb the corporate chain
Get your foot on the property ladder
First rung seems so far
Got to find a wife
Can’t stay single forever
Have a kid
Have two
Fulfil your purpose
Make a difference
Effect some change
Got to please boss
Placate the wife
And spoil the kids
To earn more
Is to be more
Life is not for living
Nor for fun
Only for achieving
Set your goals
Then beat them
Got to win the race
Got to be the best
Nobody loves a loser
Society tells us so
Even death is not the end
The judgement doesn’t stop
It’s just a chance to reflect
On how you used your life
Nobody will remember
The underachiever


Blinded By Faith

At the dawn of man
He questioned his world
How did he come to be?
Mythology grew at a pace
Ritual becomes a method of control
Men of power use it to force their will

Blinded by faith
You justify the hate
Religion fuelling bloodshed
In a holy war
It’s God v God
But only man will lose

Huddled over scriptures
The holy man spreads the lies
In those sacred halls
Common sense fears to tread
People flock to hear the word
Leave your brain at the door

As science fills in the puzzle
Of how it all began
You fear you’ll lose your grip
When we have no need for God
So you brainwash your children
That to question faith is wrong

They mock the unbeliever
Portraying them as evil
They shun reasoned thought
For ancient superstition
Creating faith schools
To indoctrinate the young

I’m an enemy of God
Prime candidate for jihad
Won’t change my view
By fear or by force
Our culture has evolved
So why haven’t you?


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Ode to the nectar

Sprung from your glass prison
The sweet elixir
Of the devils making
Pervert my thoughts
But quiet my mind
You sit before me
A sombre and loyal friend
Ever present
Never questioning
But always knowing
My body longs for your sweet embrace
A chance to taste
Bring a smile to my face
You, me and the smoke
That’s the holy trinity
An alliance through the ages
Now barred by law
The nectar helps
To quench my thirst
Warms me in the winter
Comforts me when I’m blue
But I must say farewell
Or lose myself forever
To the highs and lows
Of your intoxicating hold