Poetry

To a certain controversial media personality

Hal G.P. Colebatch

Insulting social convention

Has been your stock in trade,

But I doubt you’ll be forgiven

The scandal you’ve now made.

 

Iconoclasm’s brought you fame

But now you’ve gone too far.

Your days may well be numbered

As a multi-media star.

 

They’ve loved your every outrage,

The whole length of the list;

But they’ll not love your latest words:

“When I was an atheist …”