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Woodchip

by Stephen W Atkinson

He picks at the woodchip

at the bottom of the stairs

Thinking: so what if I die?

Nobody cares

 

Was it my Christmas jumper

I went up to find?

Or, perhaps, I was looking 

for the rest of my mind ?

 

He picks at the woodchip

at the bottom of the stairs 

Thinking, so what if I die?

Nobody cares

 

My carer is due!

…Or has she just been?

I can't quite ...

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Monday 5th December 2022 4:29 pm

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