Flowers festoon the streets of pain

The media is saying here comes political gain

There are ‘situations’ and ‘incidents’ so they say

They wheel out a spokesman whoevers flavour of the day

Try to deliver bad news with a celebrity sparkle

Doesn’t help the ‘situation’ from becoming a debacle

Promises are made in the debris of life

Cuts very deep like a social knife

‘heard it before’ shouts a voice from the crowd

Another joins in social justice got loud