Mine, and occasionally others'.
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The Disaffected Middle-Aged Women are having a spell in hospital ...
A ward where women fight cirrhosis
Cysts or endometriosis
Battling germs with hourly doses
We're Disinfected Middle-Aged Women
Sutures, dressings and a clip
Special socks so we don't slip
En route to the loo with an IV drip
We're Disinfected Middle-Aged Women
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- after Edward Thomas' Adlestrop
Yes. I remember Little England -
The name, because one squally morn
Of rain, the liner drew up there
Unwonted, for a port in storm
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I have a friend from my Manchester days whose daughter Hope lives there ...
Hope's mum tweets
That Hope is safe
Not at the Arena
Not a fan
Too busy sweating
Her exams
Hope texted mum at six twenty-nine
Hope is fine
Hope's mum's relieved
But still bereaved
For all the others
Devastated
At death-cult murder perpetrated
In the name of god
Why?
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Molly choked
On her voddy and coke
When Pat told her the Tories' intention
To unlock her pension
Not to mention
Their plans for social care
Grow old if you dare
Mrs May says
It's her lucky day
Molly can die in her own home
But as soon as she's cold
Her home will be sold
To pay off the loan
To cover the bill
She racked up being ill
Sod that
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(To the tune of Dean Martin's That's Amore)
There's a knock at the door
Then a snort, a guffaw
- That's a Tory
With a suit, blue rosette
And a snarl, you can bet
- That's a Tory
When they hurt the disabled
Say they're strong and they're stable
- Some story!
When they tell you to blame the distressed and the lame
- That's a Tory!
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Janine features in this podcast from Liverpool's lovely A Lovely Word, performing 'Disaffected Middle-Aged Women' at 09:30 - but listen to it all!
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Janine bagged a guest slot with the marvellous Loud Poets, visiting London from their Edinburgh base and wowing the audience on two consecutive nights with their passionate, funny-but-serious, musically-backed, entertaining, thought-provoking and very loud poetry.
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Janine Booth, Matt Abbott, Mark Coverdale and Fran Isherwood entertaining the troops - well, pickets - during the latest strike action for a living wage and decent workiing conditions at Hackney Picturehouse cinema.
You can donate to the strike fund here.
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The Clash's Janie Jones from another point of view ...
She's saving up for a college course, whoa
She gets the cash and her boyfriend scores, whoa
She isn't helped by the vice laws, no
She don't mind her whoring job, no
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Bystander. Standing by.
Something in my eye.
I didn't see it. I couldn't say.
Not my business anyway.
Maybe he hit her.
Not really sure.
And I don't think I saw
what happened before.
Maybe she provoked him.
What's a bloke
supposed to do?
I didn't see.
I never knew.
