POEM ON BEING BARRED FROM THE WRITERS GROUP




We're contacting you about your readings

Of Norseland causing distress and offence

Of members with hearts sore and bleeding

With pain and distress anguish so immense

As Chair I have responsibility

To ensure what is read is suitable

To all members backgrounds and all ages

Protect them from what is undesirable

Your writing offends in its entirety

Upsets members in every single page

Norselandic sagas we will not permit

Subjects racist sexist and so graphic

Will not allow whatever causes offence

Cannot read what causes indignation

Otherwise you face our condemnation

We decide what is read in our decree

Our verdict what is read is our decision

You know there have been so many complaints

One lady felt she was so disgusted

One person in anger showed no restraint

A mother son shocked at the word bleedin'

Your stories reveal vivid imagination

Leave us to write on cats and recipes

In peace let us be dull in harmony

Our work many be trite but causes no offence

Just leave us to stagnate in banality

Creativity we make no pretence

How can writing be sexist or racist?

New world of fantasy it describes

My country called fascist a police state

A matriarchal order it prescribes

How can I be called a misogynist?

Who writes of equality and gynarchy?

For everyone offended one enjoys

Told to overcome my hostility

The PC nonsense that I must endure

To forget this group would be my best action

To feel confident about myself

To be published my satisfaction.