there’s a tescos now
where the steelworks stood
all glass and girders
clad in wood
cathedral of commercial revolution

and as much as we mythologise
what went on before
so we look down
at the priests
upon this temple floor
serving the commercial revolution

she smiles
is polite
what else can I say
like some desperate paparazzo
I sought her out today
chose her for her looks
as she merrily beeps away

and the sacred words?
– you’ve saved £1.40
– are you collecting vouchers for pans
-how many bags have you used
-have you had your clubcard scanned
at the service of commercial revolution

is it because they’re mostly women
that I dehumanize her so?
the bishops at the steelworks
were hardly saints
its well known…..
and conditions for their priests?
well leave that one alone
because we despise
the commercial revolution

there’s a tescos now
where the steelworks stood
all glass and girders
clad in wood
cathedral of commercial revolution