On both sides
\nThere was fear and doubt
\nThe railway
\nAnd the road
\nAn elephant trapped
\nBetween the two
\nWho knows the jungle code?<\/p>\n
Clearly not the railways
\nClearly not the road
\nClearly not the people
\nAnd clearly not the elephant
\nNow of no fixed abode<\/p>\n
The indifference of the city
\nSuch nonchalance we see
\nThe carelessness of planners
\nAnd their neutrality
\nUnconcerned and uninvolved
\nDisenchanted in a way
\nThe elephant unwelcome
\nThough he has the right of way<\/p>\n
History gave him acclaim
\nThough the townsfolk didnt agree
\nTheir desire was to quell his fire
\nAnd try to make him see
\nThere is no place for wildness
\nOnly slavery
\nThats an important remit
\nThat everyone must be<\/p>\n
Beholden to the future
\nHis courage has to be
\nThwarted by the corporation
\nHis intrepidity
\nHas to be turned into fear
\nFor intimidation will
\nPave the way with hopefulness
\nAnd this adage they instil<\/p>\n
If you want an elephant
\nA concrete one maybe
\nIs safer for the city streets
\nThan a real one, they cant be
\nAnywhere near the traffic
\nBe it road or rail
\nThe future is now corporate
\nWildness has to fail<\/p>\n
Ans maybe ckncrete people
\nWill be the next statues
\nStanding in the city streets
\nWon’t that be good news?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On both sides There was fear and doubt The railway And the road An elephant trapped Between the two Who knows the jungle code? Clearly not the railways Clearly not the road Clearly not the people And clearly not the … Continue reading