Saturday 11 May 2019

11th May 2019

sunshine
over the sparrowsong
may blossom

© Rachel Green 2019

 when I was young
the rattle of dustbin lids
signalled a visit by foxes
seeking easy food
My kids will never know the thill
of watching a vixen and her cubs
in their back garden
nor the closedown signal
after the BBC plays the National Anthem.
No Spangles or Hobos
or the excitement of finding a porno mag
in the hollow of a tree.
Sadly,
they still learn homophobia,
transphobia,
the fear of infectios diseases
and the xenophobic racism
of old cisgender white men.


© Rachel Green 2019

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