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Newcastle, No Can Do
Sitting off the side of the steps
some corporate castle
casually sharing a drink
you know special sparkling apple juice
just laughter and positive smiles
The mood is interrupted
fuck wit wearing suit n tie
you can't sit here
this is private property
by the way i've called the police
no can do this
no can do that
then what the fuck
can you do my friend
in this town you call Newcastle
Down again smoking a joint
back quiet entrance
to some fucking department store
meditation within the cities iron cage
two seagulls fighting over some
discarded fast food junk
Rent a cop here
kindly asking you to move on
no smoking sorry
no can do this
no can do that
then what the fuck
can you do my friend
in this town you call Newcastle
walk the streets
eyes shaded behind mirrored lens
taking in the vibe people watching
witnessing cuntstables moving the homeless on and out of sight
no can do this
no can do that
then what the fuck
can you do my friend
in this town you call Newcastle
some corporate castle
casually sharing a drink
you know special sparkling apple juice
just laughter and positive smiles
The mood is interrupted
fuck wit wearing suit n tie
you can't sit here
this is private property
by the way i've called the police
no can do this
no can do that
then what the fuck
can you do my friend
in this town you call Newcastle
Down again smoking a joint
back quiet entrance
to some fucking department store
meditation within the cities iron cage
two seagulls fighting over some
discarded fast food junk
Rent a cop here
kindly asking you to move on
no smoking sorry
no can do this
no can do that
then what the fuck
can you do my friend
in this town you call Newcastle
walk the streets
eyes shaded behind mirrored lens
taking in the vibe people watching
witnessing cuntstables moving the homeless on and out of sight
no can do this
no can do that
then what the fuck
can you do my friend
in this town you call Newcastle
Published 12th Jun 2019
| Edited 23rd Jun 2019
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Anonymous
12th Jun 2019 6:20pm
Probably the same you can do in Manchester I’m guessing... sweet FA.
There’s a bleakness to this I actually really found relatable. Maybe because it’s about England, I don’t know. I’ve always found the descriptives in your pieces your selling point. The observation is spot on.
Thank you for sharing
-M
There’s a bleakness to this I actually really found relatable. Maybe because it’s about England, I don’t know. I’ve always found the descriptives in your pieces your selling point. The observation is spot on.
Thank you for sharing
-M
14th Jun 2019 8:34pm
12th Jun 2019 9:04pm
You'd be astonished about how much 'public space' has been bought up by corporations & investment companies (about 30% in the U.K). The government has reduced money sent to local government which has forced local gov't to sell off "common public-space assets" in order to balance the books. Once they are gone, they're gone forever into private hands.
This includes a serious number of 'public parks' - and the laws are different for 'privately-owned/managed public parks/space' and the original proper local-council owned public 'public parks/space'.
In other words, bit by bit across the U.K 'the commons' is ending up in private hands, and private-property laws are being enforced.
This includes a serious number of 'public parks' - and the laws are different for 'privately-owned/managed public parks/space' and the original proper local-council owned public 'public parks/space'.
In other words, bit by bit across the U.K 'the commons' is ending up in private hands, and private-property laws are being enforced.
14th Jun 2019 8:35pm
14th Jun 2019 8:44pm
Ha - no worries - sometimes jokes are an intuitive short-cut to prophesy reality :))
