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This The Way It Is

from Star Thief by mac dunlop

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    An Anthology concerned with climate change and human intervention. 26 writers were invited to respond to themes based on climate change issues critical to Cornwall and the rest of the world. Edited by Mac Dunlop and Megan Chapman ISBN 978-1-7398186-0-9 (cover print by A. Lovejoy) Published by the Poetry Point Press.

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conversational rap style - that's just the way it is.

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This The Way It Is

how did it come to this - this the way it is?

in the sound of eyes is there a squeaky blink there I see before me this grand parade of how our nothings shade into significance the droll wish list fist broke on a dish of plenty horn bleeping fleeing cross street retreating blind tear gas weeping cops on parade black lives lying in state what I mean is

how did it come to this - this the way it is?

the firmly denied the whipped gathering in the precipices like fingers of a hand clenched into a fist this is no Gumtree list or switch blade stick in the crisp winter of our discontent unleashed sweat bleeding streaming down the rocked out clowns of gun toting -hey get real, its only a fake don't quote me though my ratings low I'm open carrying and I'm out of control

how did it come to this - this the way it is?

a toy for a weapon is destroying my soul gift of the gods phone me at the yard six feet under with an id card its been far harder than being an upstanding member of the planet fanning flames standing in the rain same day delivery labour pains every day running to the cab again no one in what a pain wheres the post code on this shit so

how did it come to this - this the way it is?

wishing the pubs were open for a token of hospitality rationality spare me the complic-ality I want a fresh pint pot talking shit shop in the lock up close the door and hide the clock break up this deadlock instead I'm spied on by my personal hot spot sharing doorways with the homeless lot camping in the lay by god who'd want that no-way-to-live subplot

how did it come to this - this the way it is?

this is no East Enders or Boris's Camelot the masquerade of haves have not its the red plague and guess what the whole brave scaled down home town lock down fines for meet ups and emotional rescues makes me want a home school ruled by communes and we'll sort the mess out with some ground rules because I need to know

how did it come to this - this the way it is?

we work like mules fueling the empire of statistics managing ballistics for hit list kill bill-ists freaks fomenting squeaky clean sentimentalists in reddit chat room bot swat team hostage taking fake-ists conspiralling out of control-ists mission aborted border-ists shaking freedoms christmas list santa fanta-sizing super wise hero zero compromising capes with super hair licks faster than speeding groin kicks yeah so just PM me hero:

how did it come to this - this the way it is?

macd

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from Star Thief, released April 16, 2023

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"Spontaneously, the flight of albatrosses using thermals to glide over the ocean for days came to this reviewer's mind as he listened."
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