well i never ever

 well i never ever

but there is only one you 

no one else could write your poem

never ever

ever

so don’t undo yourself

and deny the world your poem 

there is someone who will read it 

and say

well

i never

ever

D Day D Day dad

 D Day D Day dad 

what did you do 

on D Day dad?

how many died 

on D Day dad?

what fun they had

in my Boy’s Own comics

on D Day dad

can I be beached on

D Day dad?

oh why not!? why not!!??

you are so horrible dad 

I could kill you sometimes 

D Day D Day D Day dad

what’s that you said

that you are dead and

you died on D Day D Day dad

look beyond

 look beyond

dust suspended 

in the rays of a rising sun

through the undulating clouds 

a beam oblivious

to the machinations of men

so rest your mind beyond 

beyond seeing 

beyond the dust

of a rising thought

through you

lost you

call not your name call 

poem poem

ring the bells of time

social mediocrity

 social mediocrity 

you are ‘unsocial’ 

social media hands me this sobriquet

for not conforming with the idea 

of unconformity as the perfect bait 

to pull scrolling minds 

into joining together

in my un-being

never caught by the mob of their reposts 

i am unsocially running free

a feather in the wind for

the raptor has ruptured their rapture 

their blood runs free

look at your hands

look the blood smeared on your screens

blood-brothers and -sisters 

welcome to the club

it has nails in

un-less

 un-less

social media

thank you to nobody

for nothing 

thank you to nobody

for everything

thank you to everybody

for everything 

thank you to everybody

for nothing

mix and match to suit

everything and nothing

for

everybody and nobody

un-

social media

mmm🤔

repost?

or

riposte?

sparrow escape

 sparrow escape

between

the front open door

and the back open door

i am writing you this 

on my iPad 

it’s a breeze

between

you and me

it could be between 

the back open door 

and the front open door 

depends on which way 

you look at it

where the breeze takes you

a word just fell from the bush

sparrow

the cat said 

closing her eyes

the simile of your smile

 the simile of your smile

international politics

the leaders stand side by side

and smile for the camera

take the shot

for they will not be shot

you will

smile

take a selfie for now for later

it could be your death mask 

jostle the shuffle

of the leaders board

countries where truth is boarded up

smile 

the extra mile

take an inch 

  phew it’s hot today

  there’s a bee in a spider’s web

  making a hell of a fuss

penile servitude

as the leaders turn to go inside

you turn away

frown

it’s all getting you down

take a photo i was there

when the chips were down

when the plans were made

when our leaders smiled

hide your smile

are you mad

madder than them

if you are not 

you may be next in line

when the axiom falls

don’t say i didn’t warn you

side by side now

shuffle up closer

smile

there ~ got the shot