You do your best lying whilst standing up

Hey, Politician!
You do your best lying whilst standing up.
You are the zero of primes.
You are the gum in the argument, the cuss in the discussion.
You have turned my vote into a veto.


(c) Andrew Halsall Smith, 2018

De la vue ci-dessus

The dandelions are everywhere
Les enfants sont partout
The clover bounces in the sun
Et sous leurs pieds mous

The tree stands like their father
Un père avec bras verts
Trying to protect them
Ses protégés couvert

The day rolls out above them
Le soleil réchauffe l'air
Yet every dusk reminds him of
Les temps laissé derrière

And when the summer withers
Si ses souvenirs sont perdu
The daisies will still be everywhere
Endormis et ingénus


(c) Andrew Halsall Smith, 2018