Two-faced by Andy Brown

I am not a silent poet

Reason for death?
To make it look better!
Surely not?
The rich want a better view……
Reason for death?
Greed, uncaring Conservatism…

Reason for hope?
Community togetherness!
Surely not?
Yes, despite no profit attached…
Reason for hope?
For the many, not the few…

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Only Words by Oonah V Joslin

I am not a silent poet

Sprinkler systems

are expensive to install,

so I am informed on TV.

Children died. I’m appalled.

 .

Cladding is cosmetic.

Cosmetic’s what we do.

Outsourced of course.

And with delayed reviews.

 .

Can’t afford firefighters.

Can’t afford the NHS.

Can’t afford education.

This country’s in a mess!

 .

It will take a long, long time

for that tower block to cool

where people died, while politics

rests by a swimming pool.

 .

But death is not a recess.

Words won’t cover this loss.

The lives of people should come first

regardless of the cost.

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