Green vaccines and spam

(pace Dr Seuss)

by T.P. Wilkinson / February 6th, 2022

Not eggs and ham

Can you see it
in the rain?
Can you see it
from a train?
Can you read it
on your own?
Can you hear it
on your “smart” phone?
Can you listen
to what I say?
Would you trust it
any way?

No, you would not
in the rain.
No, you would not
in the train.
No, you would not
on your own.
No, you would not
on your “smart” phone.
You would not listen
to what I say.
A child’s heart can
attack on any day.

T.P. Wilkinson, Dr. rer. pol. writes, teaches History and English, directs theatre and coaches cricket between the cradles of Heine and Saramago. He is author of Unbecoming American: A War Memoir and also Church Clothes, Land, Mission and the End of Apartheid in South Africa. Read other articles by T.P..

This article was posted on Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.