Monday, May 08, 2023

FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS

 I am bored by the sight of my street,

It never seems to change.

The sky is standard English grey.

Windows of similar semi-detached houses,

Masked with net curtains and blinds,

Seem like indifferent expressionless eyes.

One seagull honks as it flies by,

Is it wondering why it’s so far from the ocean?

I feel no emotion as I wait

For a van to bring me groceries.

I am a lucky old man,

In other streets houses explode in flames,

And vehicles deliver teams of assassins.

Residents hide in cellars and under beds.

Hot metal death screams through the sky,

They hope it will pass them by

Or they run as far and as fast as they can

Boredom doesn’t feature in their concerns.

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