Don’t Tell Me Don’t tell me this is normal. Don’t tell me this is okay. Don’t tell me not to bother looking. Don’t tell me to look away. Don’t tell me floods have happened Since Noah and the Ark, That Mother Nature is to blame, Not the greed and the growing dark, Threatening All ofContinue reading “Don’t Tell Me”
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THEM
THEM The richest conspire,To make the masses desireAnd endlessly aspire,To be moreLike them. To have and to hold,Not love, but more goldAnd to do what we’re told,To amass more,For them. To ignore all the blowsAs inequality growsAnd though all the world knows,Never find fault,With them. To look down on the poorAs despicable and impure,Who wereContinue reading “THEM”
I Choose Life
I strongly oppose the concept of assisted dying/assisted suicide, because as long as our lives are not safe in their hands, neither are our deaths. This Government has Blood On Their Hands. They are guilty of Democide; of hundreds of thousands of Extra Deaths of Disabled People; Benefit Deaths; Austerity Deaths; Deaths due to Cuts,Continue reading “I Choose Life”
Eulogy to, and the Story of, ‘Our Crinkle’
This is my first blog post for 2021. It is dedicated to Our Crinkle, the cutest little dog, with the the biggest heart and the strongest of wills, who knew exactly what she wanted and kept going until she got it: our hearts. On Wednesday 13th January I woke to find her dead and primalContinue reading “Eulogy to, and the Story of, ‘Our Crinkle’”
A story for and of our times
There is a story of a man who has enormous Faith in God. One day a terrible storm is predicted with huge floods and his hometown has to be evacuated. He refuses to leave, saying he knows his God will protect and save him. As predicted, the storm comes and the flood waters begin toContinue reading “A story for and of our times”
Scribblings of a Petal Rebel 