Saturday 13 May 2023

For Marshall and Millions

Paws skittering on pavements
Soft ears,
Black panic -

A power barrier of men 
Place themselves 
Between a day
And ebony worlds broken.

Where is the chance for small hearts?
Their charcoal outlines drawn 
On ours.


LJ Ireton
Copyright 2023

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