I had a new prime minister...

I had a new prime minister

I'd gone out 

just for the morning

And heard it on the news

Is this 

taking back control?

Be glad its a woman-

Remember Thatcher?

I need to know 

what she'll do

not her gender

She wants to unite her country

this disunited kingdom

Poverty and place

Power and privilege 

Are the hard borders of division 

A referendum

I didn't vote for

A result I didn't vote for

A prime minster

I didn't vote for

I have a new prime minister

Who will make me less European 

Powerless in my capital city where

75% of us voted 

to stay in the heart of Europe

Since June 24 I've grieved

I've puzzled

I've tried to understand

I've looked everywhere 

for silver linings

She's spoken of  governing

for all not just the privileged

So I'm clinging to some wreckage of my hope   

for signs that my fear is unfounded

And now ten months on

there's an angst

that is never far away

The linings are not silver 

just tarnished by lies

Now is not the time she said

Not in the best interest of the people

But then suddenly it is the time

for an election we're told

In whose best interest now?

I'm not a vicars daughter

I'm a miners daughter 

And I know deceit

I'm skilled at that

I know  whose interest it's in 

And it's not ours 

An election designed to stop dissent

Is not an election 

It's a power grab

It's a cynical perversion 

Of a democracy on its knees

And now the votes are counted

A parliament hung by duplicity 

A coalition of distrust

A country shaken, vulnerable

Our call for change still drowned out

But the call is louder now

The pressure cooker 

Simmering with quiet anger

The voices more confident 

Plans more ambitious 

I had a new prime minister 

But not for long