The direction and motivation one seeks in life can only be found closer to home and in our own small way we, the led, become the leaders.
On the face of it, it may seem the world is spinning out of control – the news bulletins are increasingly fantastical in their content – the chaotic narrative more akin to a soap opera than a factual reflection of the current state of States. The direction and motivation one seeks in life can only be found closer to home and in our own small way we, the led, become the leaders. The phrase ‘Lions led by donkeys’ may have its origins in the Crimean War of 170 years ago but is likely in tone to go much further back than that, perhaps as far as the philosophers of ancient Greece – what we are experiencing is not new.
From our new Coles Signed Editions this week comes ‘An Outbreak of Matt Hancock’ by Brian Bilston from his new collection ‘Days Like These’
turned off my phone and radio
got rid of my tv
ran barbed wire around the house
yet still i am not free
matt hancocks in the sitting room
matt hancocks in the loo
matt hancocks in the kitchen drawer
i don’t know what to do
there’s six of them beneath the stairs
in the fridge another ten
my house is getting overwhelmed
by underwhelming men
i think i may have lost my mind
i see them every place
just yesterday i stroked the cat
she had matt hancock’s face
filled gaps in all the skirting boards
laid poison in the hall
set traps involving bits of cheese
but nothing works at all
matt hancocks haunt my dreams at night
wake up screaming yet again
my mind is getting overwhelmed
by underwhelming men
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