Referendum


Easy to bait,
Highly strung wire,
Red blooded passion,
Temper ready to fire.

Which lever points best,
When tugged really hard?
Signals your mood,
Lowering your guard.

Manipulated by others,
Against our own will.
Subconscious programming,
Their camouflaged goals to fulfill.

Other options kept blurred,
By fake news, cheating and statistical lies,
Focusing solely on our betters’ destination,
Believing what the poster bearer’s cries.

We lions must be aware,
Of being led by donkeys down the wrong track.
For once we leave the secure station,
There is no turning back.

— Philip Wood
East Anglican Railway Museum, Wakes Colne, Essex, England.