72 Miles From The Sea

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Now I’m neither for or against but

Four million, three hundred and seven

People got married last year,

But shouldn't that number be even?

As I left the store empty handed

There was an awkward moment

When I said repeatedly to myself

“Just act natural, you're innocent”.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep,

Like Dad, peacefully without a fuss

And not screaming and yelling

Like the passengers did on his bus

The technological age of the

21st century is great, isn't it?

When deleting history has become

More important than making it.

After almost fifty years of labour

I have failed to get ahead even a bit

Because I started out with nothing,

And I find that I still have most of it

Two wrongs don't make a right,

I tell my daughter and her brother

And if you need a good example

Just look at me and your mother

Team work is important,

In fact its second to none

Because it makes it easier

To put the blame on someone