Things I didn't hear at the meeting
I
tell you they're coming
They're
coming they are
With
bulldozers like tidal waves
Voracious
steel jawed monsters
That
crave to encase our community
In
concrete, feast
And
block out the sun.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
I've
been here for ten years.
Me
twenty.
Me
since sixty four.
I
was here afore all yee in misty days of yore.
I
was here when the shops were nice
Before
people came to score.
I
was here afore all yee in misty days of yore.
Things I didn't hear at
the meeting
We
intend to build a series of skyscrapers
That
will blot out the sun,
Saddle
the council with debt
Take
the money and run.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
The
alternative to a festering turmite mound
That
will devour the suffocated heart of our community,
An
army of atomised worker cells
Shedding
anonymity to lubricate the path
Of
thieves and men of bad affections;
Is
a collectively constructed
Constructively
created, all purpose
Purpose
built Shangrila.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
I
am diverse, I
Represent
diverse people
We
speak with one voice.
We
are diverse here
And
they want to build the same
On
diverse people.
We
diverse people
Need
space to be
More
diverse within
This
community.
If
we do not have space to be diverse
We
cannot remain the same.
We
hope that other
Diverse
people will join us
And
be diverse too.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
Hello,
I'd like to declare my interest
In
a collection of ideas, ideals
That
everyone thinks they'd like to believe
And
feel quite good with tea and soft focus.
Hello,
I'd like to declare that I'm drunk
And
the chair of the club
That
wouldn't rub shoulders
With
you, the community.
Hello,
I'd like to declare that I'm sent
From
the infamous armies of Satan
We've
got pictures and papers
On
you and your offspring
And
we're waiting,
To
integrate input from you,
The
community.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
The
picture you see before you
Has
no sharp edges,
The
colours represent
A
very fashionable choice by Arturo
Who
did the Auto CAD.
As
you can see from the map
There
are many spaces
That
could be filled with a diverse range
Of
hope and energy
Please
all imagine
Something
that you would like to see
Say
“mmmmmm”
And
forget the desperation on the doorstep.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
Please
disperse with military efficiency
Into
groups of relevant proficiency and expertise.
Assemble
your blueprints in two blinks on post its,
Please
keep the yellow and green ones separate from pink.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
Wouldn't
it be nice to have some nice things.
Yes.
Other
places have nice things, it could be nice.
Yes.
This
is nicer than the other place I was.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
I
mean where they going to put it all ?
Where
you going put all of them ?
If
you put them there,
Where
you going to put
All
things you have to put
When
you put things places?
Where
they going to put it all?
It
won't fit.
And
who put em up to it?
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
I
need something for what I do
People
like me, they do too
We
could do something for what I do
I
like doing what I do.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
You
call this business,
Strung
out hairdressers, beauticians and fried chicken
I'll
buy a flat and you'll feel me pissing
From
a great height.
I'm
drunk and I don't give a...
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
Space
is love
The
love of this community
Concious
of its beating heart
Seizing
this transformational opportunity
To
reaffirm tradition with a new start.
We
can build something beautiful
With
all the voices at the table
Open
up the arena
For an eco-equitable, enabling eco-system
Of
interactions symbiotically structured
To
be systemically symmetrical celebrations
Of
space as love.
Things I didn't hear
at the meeting
Why
don't we just chip in and buy them out.
Pass
round the hat, get busy
Will
have a few hundred mil in a couple of minutes.
If
there's any left in the pot
We
can give it to married, mortgaged middle-aged
White
men because they don't seem to get a lot.
But
we could build a tower block.
Yes,
we could build a tower block
That's
exactly what Tottenham needs
Another
tower block.
