26 OCTOBER THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH

WHAT A RELIEF!    

NOT THE OPERATION ITSELF   

HOWEVER MANY TIMES THEY’VE REHEARSED   

ROPING DOWN FROM HELICOPTERS IN FAST DESCENT  

SURE TO PUT THE PULSES IN LEWIS HAMILTON GEAR   

BUT NINE MINUTES LATER    

WHEN THE SEVEN STOWAWAYS   

WERE TOWED AWAY IN CUSTODY 

THAT’S WHEN  JOB DONE IN LESS THAN 10     

WILL HAVE BEEN AS HEAVENLY AS MORPHINE   

ESPECIALLY AFTER MONTHS+ MONTHS OF COMPLICATIONS   

NOTHING’S RIGHT FIRST TIME   

EVERY STEP FORWARD 

DOUBLES BACK ON ITSELF      

IF ONLY COVID COULD BE DEALT WITH   

BY THE SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE     

BISH BOSH THE LAW-BREAKING MIGRANTS

TANKER IN SAFE HARBOUR WITHIN HALF AN HOUR    

SO IS THERE A LINK

WITH THE DOWNING STREET STAGING?  

“ONLY THE STRONGEST RESOLVE  

WOULD HAVE TO HIDE ITS STEEL

BEHIND MY BUBBLING BURBLING

SYLLABLES”

WISHING 
FOR DECISIVE ACTION 
OR AM I GLAD 
IT’S ONLY A PANTOMIME?  
YOURS TRULY   
THE NEWS POET