those wires are exposed
prone to fire
they may short circuit
with flames that climb higher

i caught their smile
in a paper cup
and i placed it on a bookshelf
i found their childhood
in a rockpool
full of fish

we are all learning
but,
who knows what
my scorecard has no answer
and my targets
are rarely shot

sometimes social change
happens with a sudden jolt
social tectonics
the obvious fault

history will remember them
for who they are
and for their deeds
their ethical absenteeism
and the failed to morally lead

where is the moral limit
where is the squeeze
when do they say no
when does this ease?

some people live paper mache lives
with tracing paper dreams
some people have finger puppets
to help with their screams

they talk of trauma childhood trauma
early years events
when they talk
do they talk about others

saw a photograph
of mum and dad together
dad’s jacket was all wet
at that time, it was due to the weather