Travelled

All of hope

Where waters part

To observe the joke

Through the viewfinder

Of life's twisted periscope

This is a poem from Filmic: Love of Our World of Purples & Blues

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Embattlement

I was in Brixton, London, approaching the time of dusk. A human shield of mostly volatile men was beginning to form around our hotel. I left without you to go to the station, the men let me through but did not serenade me. I faltered and returned to collect you, I heard you running along the balcony to our bedroom. Hurry I said, we can take the car instead. You lifted a much younger child into the back, he cried at the vomit, which was now like expanded foam, I cleaned and scraped it off as best I could. Don't worry I said we will be home in five hours, yet now we were leaving South Wales and heading for Yorkshire.

This is a poem from Filmic: Love of Our World of Purples & Blues

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Length

I am often on my own

Yet I yearn to be alone

I am often in silent reflection

Yet I long for peace, and quiet

This is a poem from Filmic: Love of Our World of Purples & Blues

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Club

Someone has to work it out

Fill in the duty roster, allocate the tasks

I put myself down to be the wandering poet

A sort of absent-in-extremis wishy-washy role

This is a poem from Filmic: Love of Our World of Purples & Blues

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Return to Sender

Thirty-eight letters

Not sent

Half of them

Neither truly of their time

The folder (colourless)

Is an ever open receptacle

Ready for the futures

Mood swings

This is a poem from Filmic: Love of Our World of Purples & Blues

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