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Coral days are here again.
The blood red gauge is softened,
the cacophony of traffic …
dampened … and …
the dirt is swept …
out of sight.

What was bad, what was feared,
is wallpapered … right over.
The bizzare, and the downright weird,
given soft light …
the impending …
is re-timed.

Coral coloured spectacles
tinted the pink … of roses …
spread thinly over the masses
via TV …
while what passes …
stays unseen.

Stay put. Stay right where you are.
Your’s is to earn the Dollar;
give all your blood … for the soldier …
and the Banker …
Down-trod classes …
paying fees.

Bow down … genuflect the knees.
Exchange your pleasure … for guilt.
Tremble before your elected …
you know … your place!
But look upward …
there are stars!
Coral days are here again.


© Allen Ansell, 2022