DAY 14 – Aug 16
the urge
barely controllable
to drive that extra k
a yearning
for a favourite bread
a bakery
7.1 too far from me
Mediterranean Wholesalers
calls to me
its sweet Sirena song
from far off Sydney Road
pasta cheeses sausages
Carmelina anchovies
7.5 too far from me
Marios’ a whopping 9.5
might as well be on Mars
I’m clocking up hours
on google maps
crunching geographical miles
who would see me?
who would know?
if they stopped me
could I just go
‘shopping, officer’
get away with
‘giving care’ – to me?
my rebel streak
is of a sudden
straining at the leash
seeking loopholes
ferreting foxholes
escape hatches
anomalies
champing at the bit
with ways to flout
responsibility
bugger the community
viva herd immunity
we’re not even half way through
(and we know it could be longer)
if I’m like this now
god help me
in September
I’ve moved on
from tears and fears
to gnashing teeth
to rattling the cage
bloody virus!
stupid conscience!
petty politics!
lockdown rage
See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists
My book of poems, A Day At A Time In Rhyme (Littlefox Press) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Day-At-Time-Rhyme/dp/0648083861/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Day+At+A+Time+In+Rhyme+Jane+Clifton&qid=1572053238&sr=8-1
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