Friday, 2 December 2022

To Be a Brick

My dying wish.
Is to become a brick.
I know, it sounds weird,
Perhaps even sick.
But I want my ashes mixed,
Into a brick.

Engrave it with a message
Insightful stories:
"This is Skeff, he says
'Fuck the Tories'".

I could be part of place,
that I hold dear.
Somewhere that loans books
Or is selling beer.

Maybe one journey.
How about London?
Pay a visit to 10 Downing,
Or 55 Tufton.
Their front rooms look nice.
Better than this locker.

The Modern Medieval Age

Serfdom. Tied to the land. Cannot move away. Once bound by law. Now bound by pay. The king's forests. Reserved for recreation. Closed to...