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Saturday 18 August 2018

Living


Living

everything is here
that could possibly be needed
for a careless, easy life
all that can be metered in clothes and cars
every modern convenience
every appliance, every gadget
shining sheet glass and steel
polished by the daily help
each room a showcase
of angles, clean lines

witness the good, the better things
from a lifetime’s striving
long-houred, hard working
trophies of success

nothing is missing
a sense of completeness
settles like a shroud
there are no loose ends
nor material wants and needs
that remain un-satisfied

we may go anywhere, at any time
at a moment’s notice
to fulfil the slightest whim
or the merest craving, our heart’s desire
and suck the juice until it’s dry

and yet
 and yet
 and yet

through this mogadon movie
of shining achievement
whilst we sleep in splendour
a spirit creeps about at night
breathes hoarsely
whispers insistently
an un-nameable something
and will not be still

and in the morning
when we awake, un-refreshed
we still ache inside
with that empty feeling of nothing

Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2018

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