January 15, 2019

The National Mood, January 2019

By Tony Brown

Standing over
a roadkill dog
Poking it
with a stick
Saying

it is fine
it is just resting

Clearly still alive
Look at the movement
under the skin
Look at the eyes
still wide open

All it needs is
a little tender loving care

All we need
is to turn it over
and it will
get right back up
run in joy
over the plains
to the sea and back
to us

its tail wagging
no teeth showing

About Tony Brown

A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown
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