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Fault Lines

Lynda Tavakoli finds the poem Boris Johnson never wrote.

Lynda Tavakoli by Lynda Tavakoli
19-02-2022 10:48 - Updated on 20-02-2022 09:18
in Poetry
Reading Time: 2 mins read
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Let them eat cake

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I've always sort of thought that politics
was a high and noble calling and a good thing to do,
but life isn't like coursework baby.
It's one damn essay crisis after another.
I lead a life of blameless domesticity
and always have done.
It is possible to have a pretty good life 
and career being a parasite in the media world,
gadding about from TV studio to TV studio,
writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time.
I think it'd be disgraceful if a chap wasn't allowed to have a bit of fun.
This is a chance to build a Britain where everyone benefits.
The next Tory leader would have to unify his party 
and ensure that Britain stood tall in the world. 
It is easy to make promises.
It is hard work to keep them.
But if we judged everybody by the stupid,
unguarded things they blurt out
to their nearest and dearest 
(I can't remember what my line on drugs is. What's my line on drugs?)
then we wouldn't ever get anywhere.
My policy about cake is pro having it 
and pro eating it, as I have discovered myself.
There are no disasters, only opportunities 
and opportunities for fresh disasters. 
Blast it. 
Forgive me.
*Source: Boris Johnson quotes, taken from the Internet: Quote Funny/Brainy Quote/Inspiring Quotes/The Famous People

More of Lynda Tavakoli's work can be found here
https://wordslightlyspoken.libsyn.com/website/wls-110-lynda-tavakoli-reads-youre-beautiful
http://arlenhouse.ie/books/the-boiling-point-for-jam/
https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/dementiafiction/2021/03/05/the-boiling-point-for-jam-by-lynda-tavakoli/
https://sluggerotoole.com/
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Lynda Tavakoli

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Lynda Tavakoli is a poet, novelist and freelance writer from Northern Ireland. She is a professional member of the Irish Writers Centre and was nominated Best of the Net 2022 for her writing in short story fiction. Lynda has facilitated the Seamus Heaney Award for schools and numerous creative writing classes for adults. ‘The Boiling Point for Jam’ (Arlen House) her debut poetry collection, has received wide acclaim for its raw honesty and authenticity.

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