whole body imagery
means full body scan
and nothing to hide
in the search
for the needle
by women
efficient
in uniform blue
with blue nitrile gloves
with no belt
in his trousers
and his coins and his keys
with his phone
in a box
along with his shoes
he feels
quite alone
in the queues
where he stands
in his socks
having gone
through the scanner
feeling so small . . .
feeling so small . . .
feeling so small . . .
- a special poem for Rachel who wanted light relief today
The anti-fatigue mat is deserted
ReplyDeletethe blue nitrile gloves approach
and the beltless men wait
Nice relief R
Arsenal are losing 1-0
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I'm being pushed out the door. Yesterday I went to a football match where you could peep through the fence. Somebody kicked the ball into the river. No. 9 collided with no. 10 and almost knocked him out. Good old kick and rush and no prisoners taken, the long ball the charge down the pitch. End to end a la Wimbledon. Stuck it for 20 minutes.
ReplyDeleteYou stuck it for a long time peeking through a fence. I would forgive Arsenal doing a Wimbledon today but not Wenger's style to change Arsenal's game for any one. Don't be pushed out the door.
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