like the lave of worms
we have a constant need to burrow
road up for repair
yet we ask how do the holes appear
in the cheese
coal dust gold diamond
oil we dig sprinkle salt
on fish n chips
after church on sunday the wine
and the spirit
discovery of methane and the fun
we make with a light as we take it in turn
to burn our farts
and all this while we are sinking ourselves deeper
into this fracking great nightmare
Philip Johnson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25420552
Philip Johnson's poetry has previously appeared in: Poetry 24, The Ugly Tree; Poetry Scotland,
Emergency Verse, Write Away, Caught In The Net, Red Pencil,
Writer's Hood, Transparent Words; Emergency Verse and The Robin Hood Book.
