Beyond this

It was from the beginning

hard to be human; 

to exist in peace 

between the angels 

and the beasts.

In the West we found 

our way to live – in freedom 

under the law, within nations.

But, by Christ, there were always

complications, from the day Constantine

was acclaimed emperor in Eboracum,

to when we built our own empire –

the biggest, the British.

Then the EEC, transmuting into the EU,

and ‘ey up, ooooh, not sure about this,

but it’s here for the foreseeable. Errr, wait!

Some posh Tories aren’t happy, so we must

give The People their say 

to leave or to remain.

Summer of 2016. The Brits, 

by a slim majority, vote leave,

starting a most uncivil war, 

producing much fatiguing detail,

family feuding, and that world first –

a form of Machiavellian politics

that proved to be boring! 

2019 dawned, bringing bad deals

bad feeling, bad dancing,

and the sea off Dover becomes

too much of a channel for many.

Humanity. It feels more global,

like we’ve now gone beyond nations.

It’s complicated, but there is one

thing that needs to be done quickly

regarding Brexit. Let’s do it.

Let’s call the whole thing off!

© Stephen Regan

Brexit: Theresa May facing no-deal revolt after cabinet meets

Stephen's poetry has appeared in: Envoi, Best of Manchester Poets Vol 2 anthology, The Quality of Mersey anthology, Reach Poetry, Killing the Angel and Dove Tales.  

https://stephenreganwriter.com/ @StephenJRegan