21 Poems, 21 Reasons for Choosing Jeremy Corbyn
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21 Poems, 21 Reasons to Choose Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn - Weapon of Mass Destruction

Come all ye Labour generals of yore, time to dust
off the old medals and go to war. A new crusade:
chemical, biological, nuclear - this time the enemy
has it all - puts Terminator in the shade: a sharp blade,
this one! He'll blow us all into next week, he's lighting
the fuse even as we speak; this is not baloney - take it
from the trusted lips of Gordon, Neil and yes, Tony.

The fiend - his disciples gather now at fabled Mordor
in North Islington, (do not consult your A to Z for the
nearest tube - everything in that borough is underground.)
A paradise lost, regained, yet forever lost in its own
subversive way. In fact I used to live there once, strolled
from Tufnell Park to Holloway; can bear personal witness
that the area has its share of eccentrics, rebels, fallen angels
and those generally unhappy with their lot; superficially
not unlike most places, the familiar faces of every street
and town; unfortunately for hawkish eyes the lie of the land
reveals no exotic desert sand, no satanic oil wells to claim -
no mountain ranges where terror often dwells. Don't be fooled,
there is a whiff of fire and brimstone all the same, after all
the so-called ordinary citizens have voted this dark knight in
for the last thirty two years. But they are distracted innocents
and anyway too many; single out their leader - He is to blame!

PETE MULLINEAUX

Pete Mullineaux lived in Islington, north London for several years. He now lives in Galway, Ireland. He has published three collections: Zen Traffic Lights, (Lapwing 2005), A Father's Day (Salmon Poetry 2008) and Session (Salmon 2011). A new collection is forthcoming in 2016.

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  • 21 Poems
    • Rubbish
    • Poem for Jeremy Corbyn
    • The Work Ethic
    • The Tree Council
    • The Line Forms, On The Right...
    • Migrant
    • Bedroom Tax
    • Broken Prayer
    • Standing To Deliver
    • Explanations of War
    • On Your Unsuitability for High Office
    • Humility
    • Resurrection
    • Voting Intentions
    • Lumber
    • A Primer in Game Theory
    • All The Men Went
    • Final Act
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    • Backing the wee man
    • Jeremy Corbyn - Weapon of Mass Destruction
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