Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Presumption



Having spent your two bob’s worth of patience 
you’re still stuck in the queue - although saying 
but it isn’t nowhere, there’s an abandoned host 
here too, suggesting we’re in th’ same boat yet 
taking comfort in we’re solidarity, aren’t we will
be reckless as not contesting whether it’s also 
something afloat in a wilderness unmapped; & 
maybe that’s where this the queue’s leading to 

There is always an argument for entertainment 
when you’re at th’ nether end of nowhere, and 
so we palaver with the mob waiting - whatever 
keeps ‘em here is keeping you - even if you’ve  
no idea what you hear means; it’s like the man 
in th’ booth saying - join the end o’ th’ queue 

And we’ll truly endeavour to get back to you 
© 28 July 2017, I. D. Carswell 

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