Monday, 7 November 2011

Styx

(the 7th of November, 2011)

Hey, little boy
Chewing on mints
Suckling at a bottle of water
You come again untied
Your foot has slipped out
Exposing
A hurried dip in the Styx
The failed protection of a distracted mother
Who let the ball bounce and fall where it may
Who condemned a child
To watch over the world as it turns
Forever pushing spiders up a wall

No comments:

Post a Comment