Anytown

this could be Anytown
so long as there’s a KFC
a Poundshop
and bookie
this could be Anytown
where kids stay inside
on Playstations
and hide
this could be Anytown
where all the pubs are closing
because folk stay in
boozing
this could be Anytown
where the only things that change
are the traffic lights
and pizza range
this could be Anytown
where strange fruit hangs from trees
plastic bags
of dog faeces
this could be Anytown
abandoned shopping malls
nowhere to hang out
with your pals.
this could be Anytown
where churches are debased
and food banks
take their place
this could be Anytown
where no one dare go out
because of
city centre louts
this could be Anytown
of coffee cup litter
and they wonder
why we’re bitter
this could be Anytown
where policies of austerity
mean hopelessness
and misery

this could be Anytown

this is Yourtown