Mornings with AJ

The radio tells us of sun and showers.

It talks of the Yazidi genocide –
a kaleidoscope of global powers –

and a famous comedian’s suicide.

Reflecting upon ‘British values’

I cross the giant’s kingdom of Sainsbury’s

to buy your Snickers and vinegar fries.

It’s a dilemma. What on earth are they?

When should we act and when turn aside?

You are far more interested in toys

than the slaughter on a mountainside

or the tortured comedian’s woes.

To the bipolar blink of light and dark

we wake and sleep. We walk across the car park.