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Recent History (Free verse) by Nicholas Jones
Now it is approaching a year
Since ground zero was created
and what has changed? Nothing
like as much as we first thought,
September 12th, we thought that was it,
there would be more attacks,
America would bomb the shit
out of various countries,
Osama would blow the shit
out of America
and there would be the biggest war
since Vietnam.
Half of me wanted that to happen,
because it would destabilise the US,
damage capitalism
And lead to a potentially revolutionary situation.
I read in the paper
Some French communists
Argued that a vote for Le Pen in the runoffs
Would destabilise the republic
And so bring socialism closer.
I can imagine nothing worse
Than being faced with a tory and a fascist
And having to vote for one.
But in America, that is the choice on offer
In ever single election they have.
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