Tuesday, 2 June 2020

POEM - GUTTER PRESS (and my dislike of 'door-stepping)

GUTTER PRESS
Like rats scurrying to a corpse,
scenting one thing or the other
to chew on. The hacks of the
media world are no respecters
of anyone's feelings.

They don't care.

They don't give a shit about hurting.

It’s what happens when a
scrummage of bodies block
the footway allowing no egress
for the target to pass unfettered
by their questions.

Are you going to resign?

They are no respecters of people
these hacks of the media world.

They don't care.

They don't give a shit about hurting.

Harassment it is, but the world
seemingly doesn't care;
It’s news that pays mortgages.

Perhaps I'll recruit a lynch mob
for the pavement blockers
and check their morals out
maybe even find a pulse!

John Edwards (C) 25th May 2020

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