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Posted by Ewan on April 18, 2009 - 17:19
from the ABC set

International, interstate, what's
the point of all of it?
United Europe, united states:
open borders, open gates.
Beasts without, beasts within:
beards are hiding the weakest chins.
British Council, British Isles
all undone by Gordon's smiles.

Edward Balls, Jackie Smith: what's
the point of all of this?
Labour Party, laboured point -
workers noses out of joint.
Pygmy leaders, pygmy men-
watch the fuck-ups happen again.
Desperate people, desperate times
the leading actors forget their lines.

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Comments

mykle | April 18, 2009 - 17:48

What's the point of it all?
Perhaps the only salient point is that we can't do much about it Ewan.

The band plays on around the world, a constant cycle of various versions of Land OF Hope and Glory as hope recedes and glory is a distant, fading, memory in the hearts of dying breed of dreamers.

But, then there is always tomorrow which, although it never seems to come, promises to be worth the wait :O)

chuck | April 18, 2009 - 18:02

How do they get elected? That's what puzzles me.

mykle | April 18, 2009 - 18:37

As the man said "I'd vote but there's no real choice...
they are ALL politicians."
Yeah but some are a lot crazier than others...

administrator | April 18, 2009 - 21:01

He's got a head on him like a rabbit. I give it four stars.

Belle Green | April 18, 2009 - 23:16

Good write.

a.jay | April 19, 2009 - 07:09

so what could happen if everyone boycotted the urns?
beware the global government is all i can say...

thanks ewan, another provocative-evocative piece, and another great reminder; of why it aint such a bad life - that of smugly paid up member of the abc tales foreign legion ;)

bises, ax

FTSE100 | April 19, 2009 - 10:35

Talking of Viv Stanshall, does anyone remember Grimms?

Ewan | April 19, 2009 - 11:25

One of the members does:

http://www.andyrobertsmusic.com/humour.html

Dynamaso | April 20, 2009 - 02:29

I like it. Could almost be a rap, if you were inclined that way.

Ewan | April 20, 2009 - 06:23

I think some of the stuff performed at poetry slams is as near to rap as makes no difference, as far as rhythm goes.

Dynamaso | April 20, 2009 - 08:42

I agree. I recently saw footage from the 2008 Australian Slam finals. Both the winner and the runner up said they were rappers and used the Slam as a way of getting some free publicity.