Poem - 13 October 2014, 08:38

Displacement

He never felt at home

He never seemed needed
He always smelled their silent hostility

He quite adored the reportoir of silence

He was displaced and alive.

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Tony Taylor13 October 2014, 09:53

Hey Paul!!.......don't think I've read you before ( my loss ).........I really like this write...........succinct.........well delivered my friend.............I a agree with flower girl......thought provoking!!..........well done.........smiles...........T xx

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Paul Matthias14 October 2014, 02:38

Thanks Tony, I used to write freestyle in a Charles Bukowski type of way! Words just come dont they, your stuff is superb.

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