Harmful charmer

Romantic cannibals
Survive but destroy
Their kind
In unkind passion
Lashing out
Bashing for fashion
and lashing
The cash in
While we starve for our ration

Will the world pray for the day
You were born
To the wrong place
Wrong face
Wrong race?

While you did nothing to change the pace

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Fast Track

They've discovered the cause of everything
No more angels no more legend no more myth
Pray if you like to the gods who have died
Only science and money will grant you your wish
The muse is a disconected line now
Poor subscription made a costly call
Moving image final defeat over lyric description
Who needs the essence when you can swallow it all?

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The Tube

The tube

A carriage full of hearts
And a truck load of souls
A track a direction
It’s all that we need
Fixed speed
No controls
Passive cargo
Manners embargo
Rush hour frenzy feed
Strap hangin chain gang
Don’t look
Bad luck -to read the next page
of another mans book
Stand on the right on the right way to survival
And the next station is
The next station is
None of my business sorry
We’re sorry to announce

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poem by Maggie Oke
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