We live
behind the screen where numbers jump and codes compete
and privacy is stolen
password by pin
drop box by download
as sex is sold to a million emails.
‘Oh baby I’m so tired.’
We live in danger
as a punch lands and Judy falls
one in four
the spoils of war
but she’s the one
the one to blame.
‘Don’t hit me baby.’
We live in dangerous times
when his hands can touch any woman’s flesh
he has the money
he has the power
it’s all fake news
and what you can buy.
‘I can smile for you baby, I can smile.’
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Barbara Bridger
Picture Rupert Loydell
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