12-04-2012, 06:23 AM
Her arrows punctuate the globe
from Colombia to Burma.
He’s undergone the trials of Job
and she’s overcome with fervour
which magnifies the darker side
he keeps behind lock and caution,
finds prison cells unoccupied
by the sleep of his exhaustion.
She’s developing neuroses -
what extraordinary torture! -
in the swoop for scalps and trophies
and the struggle out of water;
from the flicker of the searchlight
and the bone breaking surrender
to the hunger of the termite
for the chamber they dismember.
She’s erected a confessional
with an ear for foreign language:
Amnesty International
has aroused her sense of anguish.
from Colombia to Burma.
He’s undergone the trials of Job
and she’s overcome with fervour
which magnifies the darker side
he keeps behind lock and caution,
finds prison cells unoccupied
by the sleep of his exhaustion.
She’s developing neuroses -
what extraordinary torture! -
in the swoop for scalps and trophies
and the struggle out of water;
from the flicker of the searchlight
and the bone breaking surrender
to the hunger of the termite
for the chamber they dismember.
She’s erected a confessional
with an ear for foreign language:
Amnesty International
has aroused her sense of anguish.
Before criticising a person, try walking a mile in their shoes. Then when you do criticise them, you're a mile away.....and you have their shoes.