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Sunday 21 January 2024

Why did this happen, again

I saw you at the roadside

By the flowers

And the messages of condolence


For a moment I thought to stop

To sit beside you

To introduce myself as a poet


In that instant your eyes

They saw right through me

There was I


Wanting to use your grief

For my own personal

Gratification and pleasure


However I drove on

Left you to your private meditation

Although on reflection


A few miles down the road

I wished it had been different

Always many coloured flowers


Always notes in plastic pockets

Up and down the roadsides

Scattered ashes, always by the corners



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