Topical Poet - Orange Folly

A little bonus poem for you. 

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Orange Folly

You can build a wall around us,

make it tall and long

but I don’t think you’ll stop us.

I think you’ve got it wrong.

The border’s not for crossing

you’ve made it plain and clear.

You’re using bricks and mortar

to make sure that we stay here.

But haven’t you forgotten

the wall it won’t constrain,

while you’re building it up higher,

we’ll take the effing plane.

So, build your flight of fancy

and argue about who’ll pay. 

Meanwhile we’ll all pack our bags

and see you at JFK. 

I thought I'd put yesterday's topical poem here too. 

Special Relationship

From World War 1 to Libya 

we’ve stood side by side, 

with our ‘merican cousins.

Special relationship we’ve cried.  

When Ronnie launched the arms race

and filled us all with fear 

Maggie let Mr. Reagan

store his weapons here.

When Dubya bombed Afganistan 

and then went into Iraq. 

His special friend in London

said “George, I’ve got your back”. 

A special relationship you say, 

more like an unholy alliance.

we need them, more than they need us,

so there’ll always be compliance. 

So Teresa’s gone to Washington 

to meet he who I won’t name, 

she’ll beg for a special deal 

she’ll put Britain on the game.

She’ll take anything on offer 

to get her hands on pretty green.

the NHS up for sale, 

she’ll happily sell the queen

Despite his racist, sexist, 

homophobic, rhetoric, 

she’ll do a deal with the devil, 

because she’s in the Brexit shit.