Friday, 22 August 2025

22nd August 2025


 


too tired

to play at fighting lions;

decline to spar.


© Rachel Green August 2025


At sixty-two, I am too old to hide

my face; pretend I am akin to those

who, fellow travellers of life, have tried

to mask existence of my tribe and chose

to blame the ills of modern life on trans

and queers and those of lower status than

they perceive themselves to be and make the bans

of protestation into law. They can

pretend oppression is not applied

to those who dare to voice opposing thoughts;

deny with absolute conviction that they lied

and bury evidence that could land them in court.

 Now our right to freely speak for Palestine

 has been denied because Israeli funds still flow like wine.


© Rachel Green August 2025


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