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Reasons to be Angry

Poem...rant?

By Paul StewartPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Reasons to be flucked off in 2024

There's plenty.

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Do I really need to say any more?

...

Ye$?

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Cost of living crisis

But ultra-wealthy are fine

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Environmental crisis

But looney lefties are fusspots

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a thousand other little inconveniences to the sense this world is moving forward to a brighter future that can only be solved by taxing the poorest and most needy while the richest and most "important" people are allowed to thrive and prosper.

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Covid-19 lockdowns - remember those?

the rich had a nice time, didn't they?

While the poor were losing jobs

We

were

all

scared shirtless

It's

easier

being

scared to frucking death

When you're in a fancy flat, mansion

or on a flucking island (If you know, you know, eh Branson?)

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But Bezos is fine, so we're good

We all buy from Amazon, why complain?

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Shop local, help local, that's what we can do, but won't

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But Zuckerberg is fine, our personal details don't matter

We all use the Facebook, Instagram, and/or/delete appropriately, WhatsApp don't we?

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Staying in contact, is one thing, staying secure is another

That's what we can do, but won't

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The gap between the richer and the poorer is broader than ever

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wish there was hope for change

wish there was a cause, a riot, a voice,

but,

until the powers that be, say enough is enough

to their own actions and actions of their cronies, benefactors,

we are all

royally,

but not like Queen Camilla and Prince Floppy Ears,

funked up the hearse without lube

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Do you want to bend over on your own or would like someone to help you, someone to tighten the shackles?

...

The only thing we have is hope

and decency

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The decency to use our own wealth for the better and the good of those around us

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So take your hearsefracking

or

help your neighbours.

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Your choice

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: More B-Sides...started work on this like a month ago or maybe longer.

Here's a few other bits:

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About the Creator

Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

The Accidental Poet - Poetry Collection out now!

Streams and Scratches in My Mind coming soon!

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    Written by Paul Stewart