garden work
under investigation
next door's rats
© Rachel Green April 2024
bring out the dead
tattoo their corpses
and put them on display
for everyone to see.
Sell them for the discerning
to pick and choose the most coveted;
put them on display.
Make them the martyrs
of right-wing ideology;
burn them in pyres
in front of crowds and film crews.
Memorise their secrets.
© Rachel Green April 2024