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The second fire of London

A poem about the cynical youth

By Some GuyPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Source: https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/history-and-stories/the-great-fire-of-london/

This country has failed us

At least it can't get any worse than Liz Truss

It can and it will

You think we can see more times of ill?

Absolutely, when radical change is impossible

I don't think so, through democracy it could be plausible

The change that was needed was rejected for a clown

So what do you want? To burn it all down?

Burn the parliament, the Lords and the crown

And watch as everyone else is left to drown?

Drown in what? When everyone is drowning in debt

And by your ways they shall drown in a daily threat

Most crime is basically legal anyway

So that justifies your song of las Marseilles?

When the police are nothing more than revenue protection

To that claim I have a strong objection

What for? They only protect the rich

Says the man who's scared to be a snitch

Why snitch when all lawyers do is sue

Ok, you have me there that much is true

It takes three years to convict a killer

These laws which should be a pillar

Yet the courts are quick for libel and slander

They're just trying to put down propaganda

And all good propaganda tells the truth

Listen, it's normal to be a cynical youth

yes I am young and I am furious

Which could be very injurious

To what end when we're being left astray

Because they can throw your life away

social commentary

About the Creator

Some Guy

I kinda suck at writing but I enjoy it

Anyway, here's a dumb little haiku:

The gunslinger draws

His opponent does the same

oh dear, they both died

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