Tel-Aviv Tommy

Tel-Aviv-Tommy

A rightist, racist, nationalist, jobby,

football thug with fascist views,

bankrolled by the Zionist lobby,

gets the gushing gullible gobby;

look who’s made the national news:

a rightist, racist, nationalist, jobby,

prone to violence, horribly yobby,

fake befriender of Christians and Jews,

bankrolled by the Zionist lobby,

and a Nazi-saluting, stroppy,

tweeting testament to ket abuse;

a rightist, racist, nationalist, jobby;

an Oswald Mosely carbon copy,

with a permanently shortened fuse,

bankrolled by the Zionist lobby;

appeals to the orange Mr Blobby;

Tel-Aviv-Tommy, stirrer of shit stews;

a rightist, racist, nationalist, jobby,

bankrolled by the Zionist lobby.

 

Parking Problem

Parking Problem (an allegory)

Where I once worked the carpark was small

And parking as such was a freeforall

So many faces

So few spaces

The dawn shift daily was blocked by the late

With yellow lines everywhere on the estate

Working delayed if for a short while

The parking problem was put to the trial

For rare’s the boss

Who loves labour lost

And two minutes here another five there

Was more than the new director could bear

In the boardroom we gathered a shift each

To meet the new boss and hear the same speech

On efficiency

Productivity

The which we’re losing through parking he said

Flexing his remedy full steam ahead

A limited space allocated

To all length of service related

As for the rest

He couldn’t care less

Not my problem said he being done

His own allocation space number one

Remembering that staff meeting now

I’m minded of arrogance privilege power

A rich politician

A tough decision

The down-trodden bearing the brunt of it

And the callous rule-makers who benefit

I Don't Wanna Go to America

I don’t wanna go to America

I don’t wanna go to America,

Where poets get murdered in ice cold blood,

Minorities grow daily warier,

Obama’s name’s being dragged through the mud,

Since war was declared on diversity,

“Of life’s” but the sole university;

Lectured by hacks of othering, fear, hate,

Not one single student will graduate,

The syllabus has radically changed:

All factual science of climate’s denied,

Slavery’s downplayed, likewise genocide;

The virtue of greed is deeply ingrained;

Evangelist Christians make mockery

Of gospel, history, equality.

I don’t wanna live in a vassal state,

Ruled by gangsters and corporate law;

MAGA sycophants don’t speak for me mate:

Illness would keep me decidedly poor;

If the clueless among us had their way,

Imagine the thousands we’d have to pay

For heart or cancer surgery, in light

Of the meth dilemma of Walter White;

If you think Farage will make Britain great,

Re-read the contract, between the lines,

Full as it is of ambitious designs,

Have with yourself an internal debate,

After which, if it still gels with your view,

Migrate to Trumpland, and stay there,

Please do.

Pirates of The Gulf of America

Pirates of The Gulf of America

Eighty killed at the King’s behest

Yo-ho-ho and a barrel of oil

Dictator under close arrest

Yo-ho-ho and a barrel of oil

Kidnapped by the Southern Spear crew

Congress perplexed they had no clue

Long Don Orange came rolling through

Staked his claim on the crude black gold

For a profit it will be sold

Who ever thought he’d be so bold?

International law he broke

Yo-ho-ho and a barrel of oil

Everyone saw but no one spoke

Yo-ho-ho and a barrel of oil

Fishermen deemed drug dealers died

Epstein’s treasure’s been swept aside

All those secrets he raced to hide

Leaving chaos in his wake

Venezuela was a piece of cake

A Russian tanker he will take

Declaring war upon the Danes

Yo-ho-ho and a barrel of oil

Europe won’t match his ships and planes

Yo-ho-ho and a barrel of oil

There’s no more NATO anymore

Taiwan will be Chinese for sure

Russia’s knocking on Poland’s door

And if that don’t make your blood boil

Then doff those hats of shiny foil

And all the MAGA flags uncoil

Long Don’s coming to take this soil

Yo-ho-ho and a barrel of oil

Embracing

Embracing

Disciples of fake Christianity,

pray at the altar of hubris, greed,

capitalism and vanity;

fossil-fuelled carbon insanity;

food for no thought-a plenty to feed,

disciples of fake Christianity,

lacking in sense and humanity,

cultishly, völkischly, yearning to seed

capitalism and vanity.

Empathy is a profanity,

devilish demagogues ever will need,

disciples of fake Christianity,

adhering to falsehoods dogmatically;

cherry-picked biblical verses read,

capitalism and vanity.

Cruelty considered morality;

cancer kids died and the emperor freed

disciples of fake Christianity,

capitalism and vanity.

New Year's Resolution

New Year’s Resolution

When a boiler stops working

And the weather’s cold

A gas engineer’s worth his weight

In gold

When a car slows down

And its engine dies

A breakdown mechanic’s a sight

For sore eyes

When someone collapses

With pains in their chest

Emergency staff is

Humanity’s best

If you’re fixing a boiler

Or mending a car

It’s irrelevant to me

What your politics are

If you’re making me well

Looking after my health

I don’t care for your views

On poverty or wealth

When a tile needs replacing

And the roof has a leek

The hero of the hour

Is the builder we seek

When a lock is broken

And the door’s shut tight

The locksmith’s appearance

Is a wondrous sight

When a pipe has burst

And water pours out

A plumber’s a saviour

Of that there’s no doubt

If you’re fixing a roof

Or changing a lock

Or mending a pipe

Or unblocking a block

If you’re out on call

Any time day or night

I don’t care if you vote

For the left or the right

From today, my New Year’s

Resolution will be

To keep my mouth shut

If I don’t agree

With your point of view

Cos when all’s said and done

We all have to interact

Under the sun

And so (with my tongue

Firmly lodged in my cheek)

I pledge to be silent

(At least for a week)

About things political

All thoughts I’ll keep

To myself

As of now

From me

Not a peep.