Friday, 6 November 2020

American Civil War

Cars hum in the frigid air out there. 

I'll wait for the spring to come. 

Meantime as I gaze at boxes piled on

boxes in this place I call my home,

A place where books pile on books

And records warp under the strain

Of the weight of this air as they turn...

I scroll through channels on a TV

tuned in to the this and that

And that and this like everyone

Eyes half-shut in half-belief of doubt

Driving agog in cars in the frozen air

Each one tuned in to urban overtures

As the next American Civil War plays out. 


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