Poetry

They want to go to America, The land of opportunity they say, They want to go to America, Think of it as you may, They want to go to America, Target, In-N-Out, Costco, Walmart, consumerism galore, They want to go to America, I can't bear to hear it no more, They want to go to America, NYC, LA, Chicago, Miami, that's where you live the life, They...

How easy it is to kill, So simple to destroy- The Earth, The Water, The hearts of humankind. How easy it is to hurt, So simple to break- The hope, The trust, The bond between you and I. Yet you care not For any plea Nor heartfelt cry, Not without an attached Bargain and dollar sign. The people's pain Fuels your greed, Our...

They boast: “The faith is growing fast.” But some chains grow just as wide— Across borders where conquest speaks In sermons darkened by pride. Where is consent, when girls are taken, Names erased, beliefs shaken? What grows in silence and in fear Is not just faith, but what we fear. Yet still, the claim—“We are denied.” Inheritance split, while...

Oblivion May Beckon Dame Fortune takes the pillion as Lord Fate begins to steer the future now seems doubtful and the road ahead's unclear All plans are now worth nothing as past schemes you now abort before they take your every dream and drive them out of court With big changes in the offing new faces behind the helm we're baying for...

Well do our bit, all turn green improve our world, so we may be seen to take a stand, not use fossil fuel but will not battery power make our world a ruin? Reduce your carbon save the planet but pause for thought please wait a moment Lithium and cobalt, elements from hell poison land and people, as observers tell ask the question where are they...

Five men in suits waiting for their car Escort to the capital Someone looking out through the window Someone sleeping in the street Faces polished to hide their lies Come to collect their share The poor paying For the crimes against them. Eight hundred billion dollars For a knife in the back. The shadow bankers They came and went Like assassins...

Who payed for the Chapel of the Princes The cathedral dome The statue of David? Who took the money Whose fame blossomed Because they portrayed Cosimo I de’ Medici as Orpheus, And the women as Petrarch’s Laura? Art is the highest form of power We were the racketeers of Firenze We were the lion of Europe Partying on the roof of the...

Usury A sin against God The Vatican anyway, Credit notes as interest Without breaking the decree Still a friend of the church. We drank the Brunello di Montalcino And played all night With the women from the court Their perfumed and beautiful limbs Beneath the rustle of silk and velvet Precious stones in their hair gold chains, lace, jewels and...

Francesco de’ Pazzi, thirty four Banker, usurer, butcher It’s all the same Leaping at Giuliano de Medici On his knees in prayer. As in the Dipolieia Like the ox waiting for the axe Brought to the altar to stoop and eat the grain For the priest who strikes with the axe Kills the ox and runs. And so the arc of the blade Nineteen wounds Dead...

High Mass Easter Sunday at the Duomo Miserére mei, Deus, secúndum magnam misericórdiam tuam Bread and wine The body and blood of Christ White doves in the sky Sandro Botticelli in the studio Working on Primavera The delicate hand Painting the flowers in the mouth of Chloris Fioretta Gorini She cuts the sweet wisteria For the child she carried...

Words that scare the police I know what they are It’s risky just to think of them Before they come crashing through the door Bellowing like they did on the trains Panic in their eyes The dark shadow of fear upon them. Others may say them The true owners Who understand execution The hanging The terror The blood on the floor. It’s because they...

We are living under world governments race spotlight Do i speak out even though i could be wrong Do i speak out even when i know that i am right Do they realise that i could be black That i could be of mixed-race Or that i could be white Time is overdue to respect all no matter race religion or colour of skin The cost is so high when demanding...