guns 'n stones

When the Rich fight the Poor:
that's War.

When the Poor fight the Rich:
that Terrorism.

[Did Tony Benn say that?]

When the Rich fight the Rich?
[No, preferably - too much to lose.]

library table

at one end of the library table,
sixteen, sitting opposite two nuns.
dreams of writing about barbed wire
and discovers he can write with his
left, just for spite.

down the other end
fifty-eight, sitting fronting
laptop. thinks of writing how
clean a chicken can be inside.
discovers he can cut with his
right, just for fun.

so it's never too late to be
dirty.
'half-baked' is not very good.
and they shouldn't really believe
things
without knowing, but they would,
do, have been,
very well done.

Would you believe

John Cornwell's 'Seminary Boy'
was interesting,
stained glass
dark wood
but at the end
it seemed like something was missing
- for him at least.

Yann Martel's 'Life of Pi'
was interesting
full of light
bright colours
and nothing missing
- for me, for one, that is.