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Friday, 20 December 2024

Resonance of the unknown

Grasp the hot poker, stop the shaking, peel away the burnt skin

Steady the nerve, hold still the brush, pick up the mirror

I know nothing of you

But you disturb me


Good that the youngsters shout

That the attendant admonishes

That I am not left alone, simply to be

Nearby are ruins and cathedrals

Torturous pasts, crawled over whispers

I know nothing of you

But still you disturb me


In an easy armchair, on a quiet morning

The storms, they seem to have passed

Grey skies, now with silver sunlight

Soft music falls over the airwaves

Still I know nothing of you

But you disturb me