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Cake and Class

by matthew-roe

With each CLICK Our breath is held Will he,won't he Will he, won't he The suspense is killing me And....SHIT Door left open still Pestered by the plebeian chill In this gay little coffee shop Surrounded by the unrecognised talent of Brighton:sketch artist staring at me, writer on his laptop, songwriter etching vigorously with his pencil. All of which aren't closing the door. The eyes roll. Labouring my body up, hammering my legs across the floor, turning the factory handle. All is ask is for some carrot cake,filtrate water,polo jumpers, avocado salads,tiger bread, slimmer trousers, slipper sock , a toyger. Click And then images of Kim Jong un pass through my head. If I ruled you'd all be dead Firing squad for an open door, Loud music on the train'll be no more. Stop the screaming misbehaving brats The rabble of Spanish students All this PC stuff on the news, train seats filled with cans of booze Suddenly The artist strolls up Let's down his cup. Closes the door swiftly And slips back in his chair Oh, so there is a god. I guess Jesus didn't lie.
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matthew-roe
18 / M / United Kingdom
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Written by
matthew-roe
18 / M / United Kingdom
Published
Oct 21, 2017
Time
2m
Notes

Inspired by a time I was sitting in a coffee shop in Brighton, where a ton of customers kept on leaving the door open. It is about becoming aware of ones own social class and how it can create a sense of barriers/isolation, be it from upper or lower. Specifically arising from the 2017 snap election, when the Labour Party demonised the middle and upper classes, demonising a minority the same way they mocked Trump for doing.

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