Revolution

And when the big day comes
(when the bugles blast and the underclass march)
you'll see them filing out from the estates -
in Burberry and track suits and trainers -
led by pit-bulls and snotty-nosed kids.
And there'll be bonfires of catalogues
and credit cards

and the fortressed rich
will giggle nervously
behind their moats and security gates -
huddled together in gold and lead-lined rooms -
as they watch the approaching rabble
on CCTV's and giant video screens.

Mike Di Placido is a poet based in North Yorkshire. His latest collection is A Sixty Watt Las Vegas. The latest edition of Myths of the Near Future, Revolution, is available as an ebook in the Kindle store.