Why should I care?
I’m only one among many lost
in the dross of mediocrity and favour.
Yes, I thought I was someone,
I thought I could contribute,
thought I might have a place.
But all this is wiped on a whim,
a cursory glance of a statistic,
a quick click of a mouse.
Without recourse to contact
the arrogant are justified
in the sharpest of suits.
How the unworthy rule
and their cohorts squirm
with cowardly gesture, though
a split second decision
can take an age to resolve – and
believe me – it’s never forgotten
copyright Francis Barker 2019
Ciscography 