Jake
A dull street
Grey city painted in puddles
Lit eerily, the wonders of sodium
The whisky bottle by his side
Tonights antifreeze
High Holborn, Shaftsbury Avenue
Derelict buildings,derelict people
Left to disintegrate with time
Nobody cares
Nobody cares.

He hasn\\\'t washed
Dirty fingers begging for food
His eyes tell an unhappy tale
Big Ben chimes,a voice cries out
\\\"Hot dogs, jumbo sausages, burgers\\\"
His mouth starts to water
He dribbles like a rabid dog
But he stands fogotten
Another victim of political calamity!

(1996)
(Published 1997)