The Little People

Politics - politicians!
politicians rule
you think you are in charge of me
so treat me like a fool
you squeeze us 'til our "pips" squeak
you just don't have a clue
with only 24 hours a day
what are we to do
we are the masses
the ones who do the jobs 
you call us the "hoi poloi"
and we call you the "nobs"
but we're the countries back-bone 
the fixers and the doers
we'd like to see you emptying bins
or working down the sewers
what is it that we get from you
high taxes and higher bills
just a load of misery 
to give you all some thrills
as then you sharpen up your knifes 
and we get all your cuts
'til we are left with no spare cash
come on - kick us in the guts!
so what's it like being us
let me tell you; it ain't funny
it's not a joke to live this way
too much month at the end of the money
these increases won't effect you
"alice through the looking-glass"
looking down as you whizz by
sipping tea in your first-class
you are running parliament 
your hands on the purse strings
you've got options you can take
swanning around like you are kings!

But ..
we are the little people
we who cast your vote to win
listen to us when we shout
or next time
you just  
might not
get in







DIS

Discreetly disobey -
your disapproval is disrobed 
distil and disown the dishonesty 
as - your disbelief is in disarray

Dismantle your distrust in dismay
discard or displace your disposition    a disability is a discomfort 
disembark if you disagree

disarm, disable and then - disburse 
a disaster disjointed in its disuse
a disgrace is disloyal to disadvantage
you must distil, disinfect 
and dis-app-ear 

Cardiff Market

The butchers
the bakers
the pizza makers!
A "Full-Welsh" - a mug of tea 
that much searched for, lost Beetles "LP"
Kelly's for a wash, a tidy or trim
maybe a snip of that beard for him
A hair shop, for coloured party wigs
apples, pears, a basket of figs
plenty of stools to sit on and spy
on all those shoppers passing by
with pastries, fresh with a fabulous smell
street food in cardboard trays, as well - as
... jacket potatoes, burgers, hot-dogs
stuff for cold winters like kindling and logs
brollies to match a hat and a scarf
a place to catch-up and have a laugh
a glass roof to keep us warm and dry
to hide from grey clouds scudding by.
Come and shop at Cardiff market
fill your car - there's space to park it!

Toothpaste

Toothpaste used to clean your teeth
may-be freshens your breath - but that was all.
These days it fights!
It fights bacteria 
gum disease 
and plaque!
It's a system
It's oral health
It controls
prevents
repairs
replaces.
It builds up
defends
cares for 
and whitens 
Not just for today
but for 24
48
even 72 hours!
It's 15 times more effective 
It is the weapon of choice in the war that goes on in your mouth - did you know there was a war going on in your mouth?
Your gum-line is receading and needs re-enforcing
the troops need resupplying 
more troops must be sent to the front
it's total command and control
total cavity war-fair 
total decay prevention!
Daily but gentle white-if-ication 
daily total comprehensive and focused!
With optical-sensitive max-whitening
it's caring and gum calming
it offers complete optimal gum care 
total gum personality modification
with a hyper rapid molecular gum demogrifying complex!
A total attraction to-the-oppisite sex with a built-in and an instant magnetic attraction generating formula...

I made those last bits up - if you didn't know!

For Sale:

Light-weight mobile home for sale
Excellent condition - strong and hardwaring 
Never raced
Very low mileage
Bijoux - but fully self-contained
perfect for one
fully waterproof 
surplus to requirements due to recent bereavement 
Open to offers
Contact: Mrs Snail (a relative of the deceased)


When we sleep


I prepare chicken for 
dinner as we are entertaining
this evening. As my wife 

attempts to wake the 
garden from its long winter 
slumber, a train slowly rumbles

into the station across
the end of our garden. I
raise my head briefly. The 

11:20 from London is full with 
people - people who know 
nothing of us, nothing of 

who we are, where we came 
from - our hopes and dreams
and of the places we go to...

when we sleep.