A Yorkshire Poet Poet Free verse

Real People's Lives

Remember to look him in the face when 
you stab him in the back.
Remember to look deep in his eyes as his 
whole livelihood departs.

You know you’ve got to look her in the eyes, 
the mother of the sick child.
You’ve broken her with all your lies, with all 
those helping hands you’ve chopped off at 
the arm.

Remember how hard this lady worked for all 
those years. Doing work you see as beneath 
you and your counterparts because it’s honest, 
low paid and demands blood, sweat and tears.

You know you’ve got to look her in the eyes 
now you’ve broken what dreams she had. You 
take her pension at the click of your fingers 
and make her work more when she has 
worked so many years, so damn hard.

Remember these are REAL PEOPLE who have to
live their REAL lives. Remember you make their 
lives so much harder with all your lies.

You’ve got to listen to the moon in the dark of 
the night, you’ve got to close your eyes and hear 
the cries of your austerity scream as you break 
REAL peoples lives.

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