A Future
Head of Augustus
Looms down
Baby faced leader
Acquisition of colonialism
Castles stand proud
Once battlements
Survived invasions
Safeguard our shores
Across the beaches
Horseback troops thrust
galloping to battlement
Faster and Faster
Classic novels align
Our past, our heritage
The Empire, British supremacy
Victories acclaimed, territory conquered
Trains travel coastal bound
Frontiers of our Nation
Dishevelled
In need of renewal
Clatter and shake
Dust encased carriages
Lumped upholstery
Scrunched newspaper
Once great railways
Screech, screech
To the sea-side resorts
Past popularity
Former Glory
The Great British Holiday
Buckets and Spades
Ice Cream
Candy Floss
Deck Chairs
Donkey Rides
Punch and Judy
Now piers neglected
Slats rotting sea’s
Package holidays: deserted
Cheap flight redundancies
New desires: Mediterranean
Bataclan made famous
Once Norman conquerors
Suffering the same fate
Home-grown terrorism
Late capitalism looms
Community companies thrive
Social banking
Greener investments
Solar power
Sustainable energy
Centre stage
On our minds
On our consciousnesses
On our futures
Ice caps melt
No longer ignored
Pigtail bound school girl
Stands up
Takes on World presidents
‘How Dare’
Resonates
Leaders, baby faced
Earth must not resign
We, the Whole World
Act now
Turn down the temp
Reduce
Re-consume
Re-use
Re-vive
Re-demand a future.
Alison Little
A future, free flow text inspired by visual material collated as college featured above.
