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The Search (Free verse) by Skamper
Searching for the eyes
odd
the woman on the corner
pregnant
says
donât believe the labels
cats canât be poisoned
but rats canât vomit
she throws up
her head and laughs
too late for Darwin's
awarding
said something of reward
walking on
The calling falls on
deaf ears
so we hear â today
likely itâs the eyes
that caused it â and
the white
another comes forward
begins a three-legged
dance
offers nothing to the
conversation
tailed off
The man
who demanded of the
three-legged dance
says â
you look like your brother
must be our motherâs fault
as we grew
she fed us on
primordial stew
man whispers â
he who lives next door
hates the furry
tells wife
of the worrying
Retracing bends
on corners
draining
darkness waited
long enough -
torched gloom
flashes past the
discontent of those
hell-bent on paying
for anything fast
or shiny
that discards easily
explaining drains
gurgling dismay
We wait
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