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Emergency (Free verse) by Nicholas Jones
We ponder
Deserted scenes in office blocks,
Fluorescent lights incorrectly fitted
That flicker intensively
Over empty desks,
Dirty cups, and wastebins
Full of deserted ideas
From people
Who dream only of computer screens
We break glass to escape
The burning plastic
That comes in nightmares.
We live in dread of breathing
Toxic smoke in narrow corridors,
Encountering death in stairwells
Broken lift shafts,
Car parks devoid of vehicles and light,
Or anywhere within
Their sphere of influence.
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