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We Live in Fear

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We live in fear

Of putting the electricity on

We live in fear

Of the next bill to come

We freeze in desperation

As the gas dies down

 

We live in fear

Of people in dinghy boats,

Though we know none of them

 

They make us fear…

The bus we can’t catch

The train we can’t ride in

The pub we can’t go into

 

Whilst they unpack

Fresh Harrods shoes

Check their stocks

They never lose

 

It’s designed to make them win

As you try to remember…

the last time you could afford

to put the kettle on

🌷(5)

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◄ (For Salman Rushdie)

Terry Hall ►

Comments

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 11th Nov 2022 17:49

We live in fear
Of people in dinghy boats,
Though we know none of them

But you should be afraid of them, very afraid.
Why? Because we need you to be.
Keep people in fear and you can get them to do anything you like!

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