A Hiatus of Hope
[Composed for the Bethnal Beatz Poetry Group performance based on "hope"] There was a brief hiatus of hope. Slavery victims stamped as smugglers. Life’s juvenile jugglers Labelled ‘junkies’ Looking for their next ‘fix’ - A deprecating Injected attitude Inserted into the arteries of London’s ethnic mix In Maida Vale, Where architecture is viciously laced In white veiled Petalite facial pillars, And piers Constructed Concurrently with Indian Colonial cosmetics; A majestic matrix Of monarchist makeup - Layering foundation over Mughal and Mewar Amber sewn silk roads In a quest to impose Possibility. Expansionism emanates proudly Across Lake Pichola, Whereby the heart Of Chittorgarh Fort Shakes. Locals await He...
