Friday, 11 July 2014

Suitcase in hand

 
Suitcase in hand
He follows the hollow
On the side of the road
Spatters of mud
On the hem of his trousers
Perhaps brought back
From a hundred miles off
Where he was at a few days ago
He realises now he was happy there
Watchful, horrified but content
The barrel of his gun emptied
In a haystack alive with possibilities
Of murder, revenge, hatred.

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