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25 April 2013

Camaraderie

Gestapo rodent-amphibian, A4, ink & ballpoint pen 2013


Camaraderie

Ek se, please, excuse me big white daddy
I can smell your colognial mentality
Your Sunday morning politeness don’t fool me
For your policies 9 – Friday rise in fumes
From the golf courses of your Saturday bonhomie

You see, I can see right through your cigar smoke plumes
I’m bathed in a sunlight that was never meant for me
Yeah, try living an honest day in a world
Where I am now blamed for your cruelty
I’m meeted and greeted but I hear the Makgoa-Makgoa whispery

Haiyi-bo!  Oh shame!  It’s such a shame
This supposed civilised society in which the so-called free
Now weep themselves day and night to seek sleep
No, you don’t fool me, young white boy
In your dressed-for-success pink and green Old Khaki

New territory, yes, but old-as-bollocks businessspeak
Oh, believe me, we’re impressed.  I recognise the non-rhyme
Of your slick slime, the shadowed intentions of
Your never-say-die smile, your ignore your ideas in private
But pretend I’m your friend in public camaraderie

Ugh it stinks man.  I’m dying here,
Poof.  Someone take out the trash, please.
The false smile lining the golden mile,
The illusion of the millionaire that, one day,
You’ll no doubt come to be

What’s life and raad you claim with draad
It’s a shame, such a shame
What you’re turning into
But hey, bru, there’s a space for you
In the Hell of everlasting Kammaraad, Dearie

You’re sitting on a gold mine, it’s said
But you commit soul crime
So shush your head
And hashish your mind instead,
Because you take Spoiled to new levels, Fred


17 April 2013

Adamant (Lack pt.2)

'Adamant' design for wall piece


Lack pt.2


hard to stomach
living in a world gone digital
not
disconnected at all
but
communikate.  edukate.
if
what if I had it wrong all along
becomes too strong
all the good stuff would get thrown
out with all the
                                questioning and wondering

to go with the flow for now
for the pondering must slow down
channel invite allow open risk
try strive come alive reach push
return gifts I’m bestown
soldier on through song


(see 'Lack' April 2 post)


12 April 2013

Civilised Society


new painting:


The Philosophy of Disobedience (after Henry Thoreau) 45cm x 15cm, acrylic on superwood


CIVILISED SOCIETY

The problem with White We
Steered toward
Master of the World
Educated propriety
Future Status elbow
All others out the way
Attitude –
Pretending we believe
We know what’s best
What’s right for everybody
And how it’s all supposed to be
Polite
And dutiful sobriety

Make way for the wind
Tonight
Civilised society

detail

02 April 2013

Poetry for the Plastic People Pt. 4 - Lack

Lack

Switching over into other lanes
Slowly the patterns emerge
Dot dot dot
In the e-toll e-tag highway
Sub-sideways
Bliksem left and converge
Thunk thunk thunk it
Over uncomfortable cat’s eyes
I’m giving way
To the bigger better faster more
Of the holiday guzzling 4 x 4’s
Because I am pretty sure
More is not better
It’s just more