that moment
when smiles broke out
and cordiality invaded the presence
We move on
join together our disagreements
build a case for a primary attack
to settle a score or
strike out for democracy
In that instant as the shutter closes
a world of turmoil surrounds
the picture framed, the hard life
only half way to a peaceWe move on
past the beggar on the footpath
leave the downtrodden and the beaten
without a single word -
no room here for the laughter
a poem from the collection Some Trickier Poems - Love with Conflicts - available as a kindle download or library item by clicking here