POETRY: LABOUR SUPPORTERS WHO VOTED TORY
Henry Normal, co-writer of award-winning TV and film shows such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Paul Calf, and producer of Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge, among many others, has written a poem for Northern Soul in response to the recent election result.
LABOUR SUPPORTERS WHO VOTED TORY
They’ve tried flushing
they’ve tried bleach
but it won’t shift
They’ve tried scrubbing
with the little plastic brush
that matches the bath
They’ve even been reduced to
scouring on hands and knees
cursing their misfortune
It is never mentioned in conversation
It is ever between them
It is a guilt they share
They would move house
but for the prying of surveyors
They are looking for someone to blame
They are waiting for the other to depart
They leave the lid down
and feign problems with the plumbing
should people visit
Henry Normal will be at The Lowry in Salford on January 25, 2020. For more information, click here.
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