death via the modern modem
it seems
the core of our being
is not molten
but is as hard as granite
nowadays
nothing can strike a light
in the caverns of self
to illuminate these
strangers
(confession)
it seems that i do not care
when you are hit by a BOMB
but
what the hell can i do
what the hell can i do
yells my plea
and we are all deafened
by this cry of help
not for them but for me
for god’s sake
what fibre optic hell is this
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my late mother
i can hear her intone
i can hear her intone
i’m all behind like brown’s cows
and i’m on the road behind
the herd’s unhurry
trying to catch up with her
but there are so many flies
these hot days it seems like
yesterday may have to wait
for tomorrow’s cooling tears
looking at a painting in a gallery
the distance
finding the number of paces
for the painting to speak
not to shout or whisper
not to be shared
or to be lost in the crowd
to sit long or to stand
how long to wait for the voice
or to realise that no voice
has enrapt you
to become the painting
to look them in the eye
what?
I am (name) we say
pointing at our breastbone
reassured by a name
whispering ‘yes you are’
never (well once) wondering
how much of ‘I am’ can be
whittled away
until the last thing left is
what?
writing a poem
the non-trance equivalent of being in a trance
stepping back in mind as the sluice gates open
watching a poem
run along the channels of the lines on a page
genocide
remove the person
who squats
in the mind of a person
who says you are not that
sort of person
when of course we all have
that sort of person
inside us
who indulges us
by saying you are not
that sort of person
kill that person to ensure
that you will never kill a
person again
genocide is in you
kill it
global warning
after my sea swim
i am bruddy freezing
the sea level rise places me
no closer to the shore
global warming leaves
me no warmer
some time after
you say beware
i say i don’t believe you
i seem to be biased
but when you say biased
i do buy it
i really do
but it is
cold comfort
on this day
of your cold warning
