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The Boys broke down the door to my Grans
English, isolate house, to find her, Staired, stared
at them, barely breathing, choking on the smallest living
Illing, Killing Contra thing. Ambo sings
Her along to Tube appointment, by Thames, these Times
mean we cannot reach her, Teach her, our Nursery
Tales, songs, tell her of new clothes, pictures we
draw of her, Draws her breath, story Witch nothing else with Rhymes.
But the poem-phone cannot to her bed, come
plastic-wrapped, sleepless, hopeless, blessed Nurse
brief the eventime, shine optic fibre across two oceans
line fails, and we let time pass
to Past Lovelore, and great pre-cough loveloss
Memories and distance, stretched to silent hand
Set to a faraway, farewelling forgetful
Virus stolen, fading Vison of Mother.
English, isolate house, to find her, Staired, stared
at them, barely breathing, choking on the smallest living
Illing, Killing Contra thing. Ambo sings
Her along to Tube appointment, by Thames, these Times
mean we cannot reach her, Teach her, our Nursery
Tales, songs, tell her of new clothes, pictures we
draw of her, Draws her breath, story Witch nothing else with Rhymes.
But the poem-phone cannot to her bed, come
plastic-wrapped, sleepless, hopeless, blessed Nurse
brief the eventime, shine optic fibre across two oceans
line fails, and we let time pass
to Past Lovelore, and great pre-cough loveloss
Memories and distance, stretched to silent hand
Set to a faraway, farewelling forgetful
Virus stolen, fading Vison of Mother.