A Broken Society
‘We are in a broken society’
Said this politician or
That commentator.
Then where are the paving slabs
Piled up against crumbling walls,
Where are the miles of cracked
Tarmac, the shattered infrastructure,
The lack of skyline in the cities?
That’s what I think of as a
Broken society – one where
It’s not safe to go out, where
You’ve had to leave your home
Out of fear, where running is the
Only option, and fuel means
Hours spent gathering broken
Things to burn.
Ever felt the boy cried ‘wolf’?
Beware of saying things
Lest they come to pass.