Crawl, city crabs,
crack the concrete.
Bulldoze the beeches
and branches,
the banks, the bricks;
grub up the orchards,
dig the dirt,
( though you are the dirt. )
Leave no stone unturned.
Ringfence every square inch
with Border barriers and cones.
Gather round, high viz men
( as if more visibility were needed. )
Lean over the waiting skips.
Leave no stone unturned.
Barricade the bus-stop.
Hang around, half-booted
high-viz men. Hang off
the high-backed trucks.
Leave no stone unturned.
Sit static in threes
during the morning,
the afternoon lunchbreaks,
dozing off doubt,
deadening deliberation;
awaiting further instructions
in destruction.
Sit static in threes
until your image is imprinted
behind my eyes, yes and
behind the dashboard
of every van
in England.
Leave no-one unconned.
Leave no road unconed
Leave no stone unturned.
crack the concrete.
Bulldoze the beeches
and branches,
the banks, the bricks;
grub up the orchards,
dig the dirt,
( though you are the dirt. )
Leave no stone unturned.
Ringfence every square inch
with Border barriers and cones.
Gather round, high viz men
( as if more visibility were needed. )
Lean over the waiting skips.
Leave no stone unturned.
Barricade the bus-stop.
Hang around, half-booted
high-viz men. Hang off
the high-backed trucks.
Leave no stone unturned.
Sit static in threes
during the morning,
the afternoon lunchbreaks,
dozing off doubt,
deadening deliberation;
awaiting further instructions
in destruction.
Sit static in threes
until your image is imprinted
behind my eyes, yes and
behind the dashboard
of every van
in England.
Leave no-one unconned.
Leave no road unconed
Leave no stone unturned.
