P’s and Q’s

Today is International World refugee day, and I like the idea of that, inviting people, countries, to take in those in need of safety. Not that today’s poem is advocating a safe life, rather I’m recommending that we go a little wild …

P’S AND Q’S

lock that voice in a closet

V. two cyclists

throw the key out
don’t listen when she tells you
to mind p’s and q’s

hornpipe on the roof
hopscotch down the lane
sing to cyclists
pay double for coffee
buy lunch for a stranger
wear scarlet and orange
stripes to church
dye your hair
any colour but ordinary
be loud and clear
: drink deep joy

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