Sunday 10 June 2012

No Jubilee




There’ll be no more Jubilees 

no more coronations
no royal weddings
no celebrations of privileged longevity

in the future
we’ll throw street parties to celebrate ourselves
our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters
we’ll hang bunting from lamp-post to lamp-post
there’ll be blanket coverage on the television
and newspapers will publish souvenir editions

and when it’s all over
we’ll roll up the bunting and flags
clear up the plastic cups and paper plates
look at the photographs and videos we’ve taken
and be happy in the knowledge
that we are the glue of the nation



There’ll be no more Jubilees



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