Down
and
out of
money
out of
food
out of
a pair of shoes
for winter
Out of
the frying pan
into the
cold night air
no fat sausages sizzling there
just bang
bang
bang
on the door-
your landlord
demanding
the rent you
may or may not
have til
next month
when your universal credit
may or may not
come through
Down on
your luck
down in
the mouth
down at
heel
down at
the food bank
Down and out
in Croydon
in Keighley
in Lee on the Solent
in Aber
Staithes
Briport
Derry
the Strand
the Strip
the Square
the Street
the fens
the moors
the lakes
the peaks
Down
and
out
in
Great
?
Britain
2018
© Bex Tate
Universal credit tips poor into hardship, says charity
Orwell’s take on destitution, live from Paris and London
Orwell's Down and Out: LIVE
Bex Tate, frustrated with the data driven education system, recently left behind her job as a Kindergarten teacher to spend time writing and pondering life. Writing poetry helps her to try and make sense of the world...as well as giving her the chance to rant a bit!!
