The Road Tae Nowhere
Och we aw love thon wee paisley buddy
politicising energy whiles tellin us
tae wear a wee simmit unner oor starched frocks
aye buzzing wi the adreneline o twitter
and frettin hirsel aboot the growth o world economy
getting hir earrings frae Claires accesories
But dinae mention we’re headin towards drought
or aw they disabled people neglected oer in Ukraine
Jist look at they shoes
he’s stoatin aboot in Prada pure disgrace
Hir bro seys she’s a rerr laff loves karaoke
doon the Anchor bar oan a Wednesday night
Mibbe if Liz has tae be in London sortin the world
ironin oot levelin up or doon she can aye gae oan Sat
but thon wee attention seeker Sturgeon better no be there
A braw maw she works the girls hard playing
board games maks sure they’ve goat skills
Aye good at flipping dice Sure she’s kin t change
hir mind nae hand-oots cut public sector pay
liberal tae tory stay in europe naw hing oan lets brexit
Gie hir a break stop fussin aboot her pledges n policies
Cannae wait – a phoenix Thatcher
(haud oan tae yir milk but)
An avid listener of Radio 4, Finola Scott spends her life shouting at the radio as well as performing all over the country – on the Glasgow Subway, at the Edinburgh Book Festival, in Swimming Baths and in the Scottish Parliament. They can be read in her pamphlets, in anthologies, on posters, tapestries and postcards, as well at her Facebook page Finola Scott Poems.
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