Tag Archives: politics

Decline for the many

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Lindsay Craik

The battle set on rapidly fading lines Moves with your pen, dropping ink Like a stone on waters around you Turning the wise into dullards The rich into poppers Freedom into national penury The times are changing Medieval life returns

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Hope

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Lindsay Craik

  Tracking the break up Heart beating with a heavy hammer Bounding in the dawn light Flooding across the empty room Hoping against false hope To see the end and touch the moon

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Imprisoned

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Lindsay Craik

The fire in my eyes can’t touch The arch of my back As the stride of my step Releases the inner mystery In secret lies of nothing We can escape from  

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UNPREPARED

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Lindsay Craik

  UNPREPARED and UNREADY and UNTRAINED and feeling INCOMPLETE UNSKILLED and UNTALENTED they made an AD-LIB ILL CONSIDERED IMPROMPTU IMPROVISED NAPPING and were CAUGHT OFF GUARD not ready for OFF THE CUFF OFF HAND response SPONTANEOUSLY PLAYED BY EAR SURPRISED … Continue reading →

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