Tuesday 27 September 2022

Bunny


I'm just a bunny
A bunny, say I 
I look so cute 
With just one eye
I wander through
A land so dry
I wonder why
I make you cry!

Your world has gone
You silly folk
Your leaders did that
When they "mis-spoke"
I have ten tickles
They're not to choke
If I wrap round you 
It's just a joke

Be glad I'm here
Bunny so sweet
Look at my little bunny feet! 

A taste of home 
The countryside
Where rabbits roam
And foxes hide. 

We'll be so happy
In this toasty world
Where dust is smoky
And green fumes swirl

So take my "hand"
My human friend
Be with your Bunny
Until the end.

Saturday 3 September 2022

Rise Up

Rise Up 

Working class Tories
You brought us to this
You soaked up their stories
As they took the piss 

"They're doing their best, man"
Their failures excused
No mistakes by these liars
We're all being used

They'll feel not a twinge
As thousands more die
We are just their livestock
They're bleeding us dry

When will we discover
The warriors within?
The need for some fairness
Must be under our skin

With food getting scarcer
And warmth a rare treat
We must reject that new normal
And rise to our feet!

Saturday 29 January 2022

Didn't Like To Say



The windows painted open by the council
They didn't like to say
No heating but a coal fire
They didn't like to say
Single glazing draughty frames
Old bathroom we'll fit our own shower
They didn't like to say
Pay the rent for 50 years
Fit a kitchen themselves
Someone else said the house is unfit
They didn't like a fuss
Finally windows and central heating in
He dies and leaves her alone
Dementia creeps in
No one likes to know
They didn't like to say
Don't face it say nothing 
She didn't like to say
Until she can't cook them 
A nice Sunday lunch
They didn't like to say.


J Oliver 2022