across bridges, through tunnels
down paths, along tracks
so many hours, hundreds of miles
I'm on my way back
I'm nearly home
~
CLP 12/09/2021
Long Weekend
Tag Archives: Separation
Dream #n
what was it that stirred me
the curtain catching autumn air
bed-softened lips on my cheek
your bra clip clicking shut
brush pulling through your hair
the nib on the notepaper
the trail of last evening's perfume
compressed by the closing door
the chasm echoing your leaving
~
CLP 04/09/2021
Oh! Mothers
it is said childbirth
is the most painful of pains
but not after this
~
n.b. Sons, brothers, uncles, lovers, husbands, fathers, friends. Young men, rest in peace.
CLP 29/08/2021
Oh, UN!
no security
relief nor reconstruction
neat press release though
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
Oh, UAE!
how can you be both
state where free thinkers fear gaol
Ghani’s safe haven
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
~
CLP 19/08/2021
Oh! Panjshir
deep in Hindu Kush
lone pocket of resistance
with hope in your hearts
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 19/08/2021
Oh, Iran!
victim of empires
how can you provide succour
when you’re without love
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 18/08/2021
Oh, Pakistan!
what help can you give
to your abandoned neighbours
who cry for freedom
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 17/08/2021
Oh, China!
what alternatives
can you offer whilst Hong Kong’s
umbrellas protest
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 17/08/2021
Oh, Russia!
what happened out there
was there not enough at home
to keep you busy
~
n.b. pain old as mountains never ending series.
CLP 17/08/2021
