This is a beautiful, poignant poem. Some really powerful words.
For Laura
Cararrives
No care
Tatatataa ta- ta- tap-tap
Spitoutyour words
Factstrumpnothing
—Strumpet?
Copyinthepost
Copycatbandwagon
You.
Tata! Tata!
Reams tatatatyped
They explain it all very clearly
Factsee
─I act?
Hesaidshesaidshesaidhedid
─Did you sayAid?
─NotAid. Annoyed
They saidtheydidnot
─Forgetmenot please forgetmenot
—No flower
IsaidIsaid
No No No
No No
No.
No.
Cargoes.
─?
Burdens
Yesaweight then
Theyreturn
Not aid
Theyexplain
Just words
There is no aid
─Did you ask foraid?
─Annoyed by the raid
OnMe
OnMe
OnME
OnMe
“Oh we’re sorry
Inastate”
─Innostateorinnocent?
No
Justice.
The Picture is Abstract Acrylic, August 2016 by Lorna Wallace
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