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Philip Johnson

Arbeit macht frei 2015

its a craft

the art is
to be stopped in the classroom
as it is

too dangerous nowadays

to do as I do not
do as I say
stop

start work stop

sleep and work no rest
stop

the party of the working man

will ensure freedom
through opportunity
to work

stop

art is not to be seen as any serious profession
and should not be wasted upon our youth
in schools or higher establishments
of education

work shall free us all

(Cameron to ban WhatsApp and similar electronic forms of communication
while Chancellor cuts off Child Tax Credits and other credentials)

Keystone Conservatism
The Crazy Gang
Murder Inc.

all it takes is for good men to do nothing

 

just another day in Osborneland

All Saturday the priest used to practice his sermon
now opens up Sunday to the hungry and homeless
more intent on survival than bluster.

Where are the fish and the five thousand?

The priest is unable to say and hurries away
quickly blessing

to the local shops where the suit with a smile offers a welcome
and shares – banking and profit from loyalty on the store card

We encourage under twenty-fives go kiss our the footprints
in the sand

This is austerity (open all hours) 2015

Philip Johnson’s poetry has been published in: Emergency Verse and The Robin Hood Book, The Ugly Tree, Poetry Now, Anchor Poets, North West Disabled Writers Group & Mid Cheshire Writers Group, and online at: Write Away, Caught In The Net, The Red Pencil, Poets Against The War, The Writer’s Hood and Transparent Words.

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