Ben Macnair

Does driving a Red Ferrari make you a Coldplay fan?

He does not want to stop.
He wants to show you the go faster stripe.
He feels the need, for speed.
He has a compartmentalized life.
Feels the corporate structure.
He is the go to guy,
but he wants to stick it to the man.
Does driving a Red Ferrari make you a Coldplay fan?

He wanted much more than this,
driving at 29 in a 30 zone.
He wants to show he is better,
than those who stayed at home,
with his moneyed swagger,
life lived by the drop and the dagger,
someone with a bigger plan.
Does driving a Red Ferrari make you a Coldplay fan?

He will move onto Phil Collins.
Maybe he will play 
The Lady in Red at ear-splitting volume,
as he careers round the corner, 
tapping the steering wheel,
like it is a drum. Parping his horn,
the great big I am.
Does driving a Red Ferrari make you a Coldplay fan?

He will play the ultimate song of rebellion,
Chesney Hawkes blaring along with the skid of wheels,
I am the One and Only.
He is late for a meeting,
and all of that speed is for nothing
in a built up area.
People laugh, but he does not get the joke,
with his bald patch, his stripped shirt,
and red braces
thinking he is the man.
Does Driving a Red Ferrari make you a Coldplay fan?.

The Orange

She treats her heart,
like she does her
Terry’s Chocolate Orange.
She drops in on hard surfaces,
introduces it to the business end of hammers,
peels of the expensive covering,
and gives it away piece by piece.

Jazz - A eulogy for all wage slaves
You Jazz cat,with your crazy scancion, Daddio,
Let’s blow open the doors of Perception,
Throw a bone of contention to the dogs of war,
And trip the light fantastic,
In E Minor.
Let’s follow the sun to its grave,
At the other end of the world,
Open the door for yesterday,
And then play the national anthem
On a Kazoo
In F Major.
The Moon sings like a Kettle,
The Snitch sings like a canary,
We will pay for our pride,
And the fall comes for free.
Let’s be territorial about our desks,
Get excited about the croutons in our salad,
Paint our names on the stapler,
And curse the difference between real life,
And the scripture of the eternal Saturday night.


Flights, Issue Ten, September 2023