PIECES

& we hold 

the piece of them 

we are left with

like a rushed bout of swapsies
in the hall before the lesson bell

& i hear their healthy guffaw

That  Made  Time  Do  One

when i see stuff & things

they would have loved
to be alive 

to laugh at

WORLD PANTOMIME

its rushed and its loose
its primary school pantomime
out
there

all the seats are too small
for a start

the backdrop is botched
in lurid poster paint

extras cry with nerves
understudies resign in crisis

teachers weep for the profession 
       in
       the
     cold draft 
       from 
under padlocked fire doors

any car crash scene
is applauded

orphan parents peeling love
in the smart phone glow 

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