The Wire Hanger
Check for scars,
marvel at the process of killing hearts
without experiencing the pain,
then snub the victim - dead.
It burns,
burns like fire set upon till death,
you never know from one day
till the next,
when ever will it stop?
It begs receipt
when fourty-four -
but at six years old – no-one
to trust,
it is the icing of a boy!
Michael J Waite 8th May 2009 0015hrs.
I got to be frank about this, not only am I still hurt about it, but I wouldnt want anyone to go through it. It is quite simple really. My parents used to punish us unnecessarily with belts and wire hangers. The wire hanger was used on me, as well as the belt, the belt was used on my fellow siblings. It is a response to a poem about a nostalgic view of urban classes, a veiw that i far from share. The important thing to note, is that this type of learnt behaviour by parents who grew up in a country recovering from the second world war, carried the punishments that their parents meated out on them, upon their own children. There is a reference to learnt behaviour, that many in the working classes are still exhibiting and, protracting. At the end of this, although one could say one is assassinating ones parents, it is there, to bring about, a change in how we punish children. if enough people shout about the problems they now have because of the violence taken out on them as children, then the government 'may', and i use the term lightly (unfortuantely), bring about a social conscience that will address this issue. If we take a closer look at sweden, we can see how their society has developed for the better, with a no hitting policy in place to protect children. A final comment, my parents were brutal, and i, along with my fellow siblings are scarred in some particular way. I have to a certain extent forgiven them, but i know i would never do such things.
Mike
Pete Crompton
Fri 8th May 2009 00:56
"Check for scars,
marvel at the process of killing hearts
without experiencing the pain,
then snub the victim - dead. "
a superb verse, song lyrical.
frantic frustration the stomping of fire, yes you kill fire and it is cathartic, cleansing.
the fire and the hurt heart juxtaposition works for me.
I notice elements were on your mind with fire and icing
how did you recall the six years old, was there an event in your life/subjects life?
I love the title too. Wire hanger can be interpreted different ways, the worry has thinned the man-coat hanger stylee, or he is hangin on the wire (phone) line, expecting a call? Wishing for this love thing to resolve?
so many questions
the style is always Mike Robinson(Waite)
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Pete Crompton
Fri 8th May 2009 02:37
wow, so clear. sorry for your pain Mike. well expressed.