Have you tried
switching off
and on?

The rise of the ruin
trouble is brewing
the wizard comes out
from behind the curtain,
but
alas it's not Kansas and
there's no one to save us.

Error 404.

The foghorn is wailing to warn ships that sail in the mist,

earlier when it was clearer and we could see where we were
heading
the Captain had said in that Captainish tone,
'we'll be home on the noon tide',

a bit wide of the mark,
midday already and dark.

it doesn't matter how deep the water be
when we're sinking the sea is our bed.

But isn't it Thursday?
said Crusoe to Friday

how long before that book is banned?

well
we say there, but
there could be anywhere

between you and I,
I don't like the guy

but he's still there.

Never impressed with the worst coming first
but this seems to be the new thing
and it's the same everywhere we go
even here,
you'd think that we would know
a shyster when we saw one.

You're either being
done over
or won over
so get over it.

They have not yet boxed me away
hip hip and another day
back on the treadmill and here to stay
they have not yet boxed me away.

Trump is on the radio
he should be on the gallows
oops
that slipped out
no pun intended.

I've been hearing about assisted dying
one hundred percent I'll not be trying that

all this news
are you ready for the day
I am
because they have not yet boxed me away.

At times, most times,
when you're apart from it
you feel more like a part of it.