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My Lord: Hunger, Wisdom and Regal Encounters

By 13 March 2018August 1st, 2026No Comments1 min read
Collage shows the Saudi Crown Prince and Queen Elizabeth II at lunch, juxtaposed with an image of a hungry child in a desert and lords in an ancient chamber.

My Lord

“My Lord” is a short political poem contrasting royal privilege, parliamentary debate and hunger, questioning wisdom, power and compassion in modern Britain.


Crown prince touches Elizabeth II –
they beamed before eating lunch.

Lords address in ancient chamber
beyond the dispatch box

questioning flailed wisdom
in foreign affairs, a distant place

where a child’s belly hungers for fruit.
the dullard’s heart raged against them.


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