The revolution is live

As you know, I occasionally have a stab at some DIY poetry....and if it's not completely rubbish it ends up on here.

So, here is a poem I have cobbled together entitled 'The revolution will be televised' as a tribute to the late Gill Scott-Heron. It was inspired by a recent Philip Larkin reading I went to at Ilkley literature festival, and of course Gill Scott-Heron himself. 

Now I hope everyone here is familiar with the legend that is Gill Scott-Heron, jazz musician and soul poet. His works were mainly about consumerism in 1970's/1980's America, and racial segregation.  He's someone that inspires me greatly, and I was incredibly sad when he passed away on the 27th of May 2011. I just wished he was still alive now, to witness the effects of the Arab Spring, and an underground revolution amongst the youth of Russia!

But anyway, here it is. 

The revolution will be televised,

In 4 parts on prime time ITV2,

Sponsored by Wonga.com with an interest rate of 4214 percent.

The revolution will be televised.

The revolution will be televised,

Hashtag revolution

With a facebook page and multiple tumblrs,

Highlights published in newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch,

The revolution will be televised.

The revolution will be televised,

Featuring soundtrack by Adele, Coldplay and Gary Barlow doing a closed fist open fist key change,

Page 3 models will make philosophical comments,

And the revolution will be televised.

The revolution will be televised,

With a montage of the Olympics and Mo Farrah’s twin girls.

Margaret Thatcher as the first women prime minister and the elimination of the working class.

A disabled soldier will hand out awards,

Because the revolution will be televised.

The revolution will be televised,

And during the break refreshments will be available

 Drinks of caffeine mixed with cane sugar and chocolate sprinkles

Colonel Sanders grinning down, with sachets of ketchup and polyethene cutlery,

The revolution will be televised.

The revolution will be televised,

It will not feature sax solos from Gill Scott-Heron, because he passed away in the spring of last year.

                  Available from freeview, Sky T.V and other satellite providers,

The revolution will in fact, be televised. 

If you're interested in Gill's original song,  here's a brilliant montage I found on Youtube.