clematis flowers
against the garden fence
defecating dog
© Rachel Green May 2024
Nigel, dear Nigel,
still the same after years
of being called out for racism;
reverts to personal insults
when challenged in public
and practices the Roman salute
in his bedroom mirror
and dreams about ethnic cleansing
until the world is full of only people
who look like him.
There's no poverty in his world, either;
because poor poeple don't exist
in his narrow view of reality.
And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy
He must be happy in his world
© Rachel Green May 2024
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