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Poetry on the Picket Line Not Entitled

You are not entitled,
Your claim has been suspended,
You did not attend,
You were informed,
You do not qualify,
You did not submit,
You did not declare,
You are not entitled.

You are not entitled,
Your mother wore curlers in the street,
Your claim has been suspended,
You did not attend.
Your dad was redundant,
You were informed,
You did not submit,
You were seen bending down,
You did not declare.

If you want to appeal
You can seek advice.
A decision has been made,
You are not entitled.

You can seek further advice.

THIS poem helped to raise over £200 for the IWGB cleaners dispute and it features in the Poetry on the Picket Line anthology, available from Culture Matters, culturematters.org.uk. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to trade union strike funds.

Poetry on the Picket Line is a squad of like-minded poets putting themselves about to read their work on picket lines, in the spirit of solidarity. Invitations to rallies etc. welcome, contact facebook.com/pg/PicketLinePoets

 

 

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