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This Developed Nation? | Wandering Biku - A Poetry Website Featuring Poems by Contemporary Poets

This Developed Nation? | Wandering Biku

In this Developed Nation, a 19 year old woman sleeps in a bag in a door way.
In this Developed Nation, a working family of four relies on the local food bank.
In this Developed Nation, grandmothers live on a pittance and die lonely.
In this Developed Nation, my friends use drugs to fill a spiritual chasm.
In this Developed Nation, stateless refugees are kept in cages while processed.
In this Developed Nation, slave labour is abolished, but persists.
In this Developed Nation, the media patronizes and panders to the lowest common denominator.
In this Developed Nation, the unscrupulous employers bulldoze workers rights.
In this Developed Nation, the population is kept divided and ineffective.
In this Developed Nation, ‘I’m not a racist…but…’
In this Developed Nation, black people are stop/searched nine times more than whites.
In this Developed Nation, under four percent of rape reports end in conviction.
In this Developed Nation, seventeen percent of adults take anti-depressants.
In this Developed Nation, suicide is the biggest killer of men under fifty.
In this Developed Nation, children cut themselves to relieve pain.
In this Developed Nation, I’m a snowflake if I care.

What has this Nation Developed into?

A Hymn to Saint Jeffrey | Stan Morrison - A Poetry Website Featuring Poems by Contemporary Poets

A Hymn to Saint Jeffrey | Stan Morrison

He is our own landfill emperor
Loads of cartons and wrappings
Smirks stamped on every item
Next day delivery is the motto
But not always as we expected
He’s the world’s first trillionaire
Running sweatshops with PR

With Prime. Bonus and Rewards
He strings his customers along
He keeps his earnings very safe
By omitting ever paying taxes

We just refuse to think of It
Oh the joy of buying online
Relief is just a click away
As we check the front door
For what St Jeff has left us

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