TAKE ME BACK TO BABYLON

Paying four quid

for a single can 

of warm cider

when you could

have bought four

for the same price

in an off licence

is enough to negate

any lingering belief

in a benevolent god

but seeing a room

full of bodies

moving and thrashing

as one 

to the sounds

of distorted guitars

and bass that reverberates

through every pore

in your skin

is enough to let

that belief linger on

a little longer.

Take Me back To Babylon is taken from Martin Appleby's excellent 'In Pursuit of Expression', an alternative poetry book full of heart, hope, and unguarded honesty.

These verses will make you laugh and they will make you cry.

They'll take you on a journey through the highs and lows of modern life through the eyes of a cider drinking, vegetarian, scumbag punk!