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on time
the first ambulance was called this afternoonit was haphazardly parkedacross three Residents Only parking baysno blue light, no alarmengine ticking as it cooledthe paramedics attending someonesomewhere in this new blockbuilt in this ‘village’built for ‘Retirement Living’built for passing throughthere is no shop, no barjust solar powered bungalowssimilarly attiredsmaller than to which they were familiarthe different Read more
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Cardigan
Unbutton history a littleThere the liar, cad, bounder liesLeader of men who fled BalaclavaOne law for the rich, The Times wroteAnother for the poorYou have to remember who wrote itYou don’t hear here“The People versus…”In court, it remains“The Crown…” ~ n.b. There are those who prefer things as they have always been, to these we Read more
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on Ukraine
We cannot spend dozens of,thousands of, our people so that they perishfor the sake of Crimea coming back, we understandthat Crimea can be brought back diplomatically*If this is the truthwhy not follow the logicto a conclusion?in translation”spend…thousands of our people” sounds too expensivesounds as if the costsare prohibitively highthese lives that you spend ~n.b. VZ, Read more
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on memory
Precious secondsNo longerThan a pulseSparking through a synapseA silent rewindLacking beat of heartHeat of breathSweat of browYour tighteningReleasing meYou breakingInto laughterWith my spent collapse Again, again, moreThan I can bearTo remember~n.b. Sometimes it would be nice to be allowed to forget, n’est-ce pas? CLP 03/12/2024 Read more
Journey of Words 