In Airports And Bars

across the world televisions
on mute broadcast 24 hour
international news, of trouble
far from anywhere it's passing,
passive, viewers ever expect to be.

Party Polticians mouth toothless
soundbites into these transitory
consumer spaces, where people
are somewhere, but aren't really
anywhere, for their constantly
thinking to be somewhere else.

Like the best acts of charity
Democracy starts with
listening, and in the home.

The Bigger The Brain

the bigger the lie,
whether human or computer,
and the more powerful
it's means of transmission.
The more it multiplies.
The harder it becomes
to unpick the lies, later.