160th Anniversary of the London Underground

In light of the 160th Anniversary of the London Underground I wanted to share a poem from my upcoming collection Bold Brushstrokes

05.11.2021

The Circle Line

that great big snake

who eats its own tail 

its the home of 

the workers

that were 

too tired to leave

so they made their home on 

The Circle Line

property market as it is

probably not a bad idea

And they slept between stops

going in constant circles 

barely noticing the change of driver

In time they too became drivers

And thus never had to leave

And posh people started avoiding The Circle Line

as they'd abandoned The Central Line before 

the environment becoming too familiar and reminiscent of a sense of community

And no matter how many coffee shops and yoga centers they opened

the people wouldnt leave

So eventually they had 

to give the line

back to the people

And thats how we started to reclaim

Our London.