Humankind's On Its Holidays

Humankind’s on its holidays.
It’s traipsing round
a seaside town
with its brolly up.
 
It’s smoking in a doorway
and smacking the bare legs
of wailing children
and yelling
 
‘If you don’t shut up
you’re going home.’
 
It’s queuing up
for fish & chips
and saying yes
to plenty of vinegar
and salt.
 
If it wasn’t for all the cars
and mobile phones
and beer/lager/coke cans
this could be years and years ago.
 
And now
it’s ended up
far from the sea
down a back alley
in front of a building
that’s seen better days.
 
Jeez!