By Patrick Holford

Demented

What’s it all about?

All these people checking out

Years of memories erased

Whole lives dematerialised

A one way ticket out of here

filled with anxiety and fear

Nothing left worth living for

Empty shells upon the shore

The achievement of a dying race

Rich in wealth, but lost in space?

Or a race for profit – what a disgrace.

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Ignosis

People are dying asleep

Living asleep

Herded like sheep

By idiots from the deep state

I hope it’s not too late

To wake them up from hypnosis

Delete the ignosis

Feel the sun, smell the roses

We are one, life is good

If you know how to look.

No need for fear. People are kind.

Love and peace is a state of mind.

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The Cat who got Corona from her Owner

There once was a cat who got corona from her owner

She said “Don’t stroke my pussy

She’s trying to self-isolate.”

The pussy got in such a state

No strokes, no treats so just ate mice

-which was nice

But she didn’t wear a mask and bend the knee

Just took extra zinc and made more vitamin C

Which just goes to show that …

If youre a smart cat

Sanitise your tongue and lick your coat

and go easy on your felicitations

Especially from strangers with a cough or sore throat

And stay away from vets offering untested vaccinations.

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The beach

I’m a million miles from base

Lying on a vast, deserted beach

In endless time and endless space,

Listening to the beat

Of his majesty, the roaring sea,

Washing his beloved’s feet

Bowing to the gentle sea,

Dressed in pure white sand,

Mother Earth asks ‘will you be with me?’

And takes him by the hand.

He says, from now until eternity

God blesses them with the sun’s light

So the sea can make the clouds

And spins then fast to seal their fate

So every day turns into night,

Protecting them from the sun’s fiery kiss

Reminding them each night what they miss

Wherever these two meet is a sacred place

Whether gentle rain or a complete downpour

A river bank or an ocean shore

A waterfall or a babbling stream,

These are the places I like to be

These places remind me that

My body is from the earth

My thoughts are from the sky

My feelings from the deep blue sea

My spirit from the light

I’m walking on the beach

Knowing I have everything I need

Food to eat, water to drink,

Air to breathe and time to think,

And the sacred earth beneath my feet

Knowing every moment is complete.

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