NONE WILL BOTHER THE ACADEMY

if you ask me

whats the last good film 

i seen

well

some of these movies i watch
make me wonder
what am i doing with my life

the drug dealer from outer space
here for our endorphins
&
the priest thats a dinosaur
fighting the triads

&
the pentagon weaponising sharks now
& on the land too

but if cant write some pith

or paint my shapes & smears

this

is

where

i

land

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS ETC PT 1

not all films will be shitty

sleep properly

  like a person

become iron man

global justice

paint roses

neighbourhood patrols

do as the cat does

increase citizens arrest record

build a sofa

TROPE LIFE NUMBER 8

living

in

an

easy listening muzak elevator pause

like in films

i take a breath / we all take a breath

vertical détente / still we lock & load

but   

      no   

           floor   

                   is   

                        mine

photo - Last Cars Out Of Dodge from the Dagenham Archive

TV

news

beige buildings with bullet holes

bleached desert backdrop

reporter in white shirt crisp three days ago

olive flak jacket says PRESS in black

he plays up his dangerous locale

ad

 pastel family sit round a huge tv

logo filling the screen

more ads per hour than ANY OTHER channel

we tell you what you need

make room people!

  the smiling family fill bin-liners with belongings

making room

  

film

men in vests fight and swear by back-alley bins

  next they team up to swear and fight someone else

by

 plate glass

 and cardboard

shopping channel

 hyper active presenter

explains

obvious merits of owning a bed

     ad

sandbags and fast attic conversions

 featuring a roof-dingy

 from flood inc

tv