New Broad Street London EC2.

New Broad Street London EC2.

‘Why do we do it?’

He asked as I put down the coffee

In the throwaway cup

As if there was space enough

For even more landfill

‘Do what?’

‘Talk about carbon offset.

Wave a flag when we read in the news

That we have regenerated a new forest

The size of France

Since the turn of the Millenium

When illegal miners are killing

Indigenous people in Brazil

Sea defences crumble in England

Minke whales commit suicide

In Teddington...

A cashless society will

Make us all vulnerable

To laptop bandits

New billionaires will eat ice-cream

And drink diet coke

In their underwear whilst

Stealing all the Bitcoin

Bacon sandwiches

Will be redesignated a health hazard

And skin-cancer will be as common

As Coronavirus.’

‘I guess...but it doesn’t have to be …

Although Bacon sandwiches

Are already designated a health hazard.’

‘Of course it does…

Thanks for the coffee by the way

But stop the healthy eating propaganda

And you could sit closer

I had a shower

Only the other day

These clothes are almost clean

From the pile at the Sally army

Store just last week

You are as safe from me

As I am from you

At least I have a diagnosis

Most of the guys I see around here

Have psycho-pathology

You can see it in the way

They straighten their ties

And screw up their noses

When they pass on by

If looks could kill

I would be dead ten times a day

Anyway it was good of you to stop

Pricked your conscience huh?’

‘No...I just thought you needed a shot

But tell me how do you know

All that shit when you

Seem to spend

All your time sitting here on this wall?’

‘I used to work here

Before I turned human

Now I use the shitter on the corner...there’s always

Some dude in there washing his hands

Old fashioned hard copy paper reader

He gives it to me…

Instead of money

Thinks I would spend cash on drink

And he would be right...probably

But maybe not…

I quite like a nice bacon and egg sandwich

Once in a while

Heaven sent

No doubt about it

Maybe if I can keep drinking coffee

And eating the good stuff

I just might stick around

Long enough to see the whole

Damn edifice fall into the Thames.’

I stood up, ready to save the world

‘Now wouldn’t that be something.’

‘It would my friend...it most certainly would?’