Brexit Sonnet No. 140 – ‘Your Brexit Penny’

 

O how easy, to stand at side-lines carping,
O how easy, to point out this and that,
O how easy, to direct the car that’s parking,
O how easy, to dismiss it all as childish chat.
Truth be told, we’d do about the same,
Truth be told, we’d hesitate when lost,
Truth be told, we’d behave with equal shame,
Truth be told, we’d freeze with Brexit’s frost.
A few exceptions behaved with grace and style,
A few exceptions spoke some truth and sense,
A few exceptions displayed not deceitful guile,
A few exceptions committed no offence.
Who were these very few amongst the many?
…Depends on how you placed your Brexit penny.

© Keith Murphy