The new normal at odds with its own issues of self restraint
mouths running as if their tongues were in desperate need of a good kiss
opinions pierce into brains dumbed down into pin cushions
the bought and sold bigotry of the MLB, NFL and the NBA
just a modern day slave trade,
our leaders have lost the plot and
most artists will sell themselves out
and all of this passive aggressive sexual prowess
ain’t getting nobody properly laid.
© Joshua Baumgarten
Joshua Baumgarten is an ex-pat New Yorker living in Holland. He organises the Irrational Library evenings - nights of poetry, rock n roll and casual chaos, and performs as a Standup Spoken Word artist.
A place becomes a shithole
when someone digs a hole and shits in it
Someone like you, Donald Trump,
and all the rulers and raiders
and tin-pot dictators
the speculators and devastators
the extractors and the malefactors
Shitholes, however unpleasant,
at least serve a purpose
It is better to bury your shit in them
than to let it flow in torrents
out of your mouth
every time you open it
© Janine Booth
Janine Booth lives in Hackney, East London. She writes and performs poetry, and has had three slim volumes of poetry published. Janine posts poems and political polemics at www.janinebooth.com
