Monday, 5 September 2022

A Poem a Day (534): Out

 
Robert Lee Brewer poetry prompt – write an ‘out of time’ poem
 
 
Out
 
We’re in time,
but the sand has slipped.
It’s seeping out, exchanging
glances with the cracked glass.
 
Out of shape, out of mind,
the material sculpts itself,
becoming something larger,
too big to scoop in one hand.
 
The radio is a-buzz with words,
a steady multiplication, dishing
out broken fragments on
repeat. We’re out of time, exits
 
blocked with incoming traffic.
All messages are read, except
those that don’t echo the
propaganda machine.
 
A crab scurries quietly, all marks
buried in the sand. Still winds
blow fresh cover, like an ocean ripped.
Those who stood here are voiceless.  
 
Copyright Vickie Johnstone, September 5, 2022


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