Crime scene
With ladybirds in the background

My back wasn’t adjusted
For the things I needed to handle
Focused on home affairs
And forgetting the external drill
Once learned, now long disregarded
It must be restored
For a higher purpose
Of earning money
As a gesture of trust
During call and appear
Assuming the benefit of doubt
Whilst attending the scene
Assigned
On both sides
By police cars
With bodies floating on the tarmac
As if drowning in torrential rains
As I walked by
Stupefied by the amount
Of rubbish mouth
They surround me like ladybirds
Invading the air
With their red coats with black polka dots
Always ready to leave a trace
When humans blundered
And were crushed
Under a ton of their own trash
Talk
So, let’s mute our ratings
For a higher purpose
Because the contemporary
Only makes sense when viewed holistically
In history
Captured by a single impression
That was given to me
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25 October 2021
revised on 23 September 2022
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Thank you for reading!
About the Creator
Moon Desert
UK-based
BA in Cultural Studies
Crime Fiction: Love
Poetry: Friend
Psychology: Salvation
Where the wild roses grow full of words...



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