There is an old play book where
The media gets muzzled
Detractors silenced and
We used to agree
It wasn't a good one
What the
...
Bureaucrat Smack
For my husband, who has spent more time on hold than is good for a person
Good Afternoon you’ve
Reached
(you poor sod)
The Office of Red Tape Reduction
May I put you on hold
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Canadian 911
911
What's your emergency
It's our neighbours
They have
Guns
Misguided Allegiance
One then
Four then
Eight then
Sixteen then
Fifteen then
Fourteen then
Thirteen then
Eleven
yet she remains your favourite one
she remains your favourite one
Shattered
If I could
I would
Fix every last broken thing
For you
My beloved
For you
Stones
Thanks so much for
Judging me
I'll let Jesus know you've
Got it covered
The Conference
Scholars scurry
Scholars scatter
Pitter patter
Wo sind sie
Seminar Room
Seminar Room
We search for
Thee
Remnants
What to do with
All the bits and
Pieces that
Used to be
There but
Are not
Not quite ghosts but
Haunting all
The same
if you know you know
I miss the me
I used to be
before
...
U-Bahn
Relegated rats
Furtive Frenzy
Seats Seats
Solitary Seats
Space
(any)
Underground
Assunder
Ground