Society & Injustice

Verses that speak truth to power — tackling inequality, politics, and the systems that fail us. These are poems of protest, satire, and the will to make things right.

  • Society & Injustice

    Robin Hood in Reverse?

    A councillor spoke, bold and brash,
“Rob Peter for Paul, take more in cash!”
 But take from the poor to give to the rich? Seems like he’s lost the plot—a real bait-and-switch. Our roads are crumbling, streets unsafe,
Toilets shut or vandal’s waif.
 Schools left begging for staff and supplies,
While doctors and dentists wave their goodbyes. A glasshouse rises, all shiny and grand,
Yet shops sit empty across the land.Colwyn Bay’s lost its heart and soul,
Taxed out of business—an empty shell whole. So here’s my plea, if you truly care,
Give back your allowance—show us you’re fair.Meet your people, hear their cries,
See the world through struggling eyes. But don’t raise tax—we’re stretched too thin,
Austerity’s…

  • Society & Injustice

    A Bone to Pick

    I’ve got a bone to pick with this world today,
Where kindness fades and ego plays. Selfish minds, sharp tongues, quick hands,
Spinning drama, making demands. It’s not your business, not your fight,
Not your pot to stir at night.
 Yet here you stand, nose stuck in,
Feeding the flames, thick as sin. Once, respect was something real,
Hard work, strong hands on the wheel. No clicks, no likes, no viral fame,
No need to make life one big game. But now the kind are dying out,
And even the elders scream and shout. What happened to grace? To dignity’s place?
Now all we see is a ruthless race. I’m tired of labels, of broken rules,
Of people pretending…

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