If I left tonight
to flicker through
eyelid curtains that
I'd draw tight
like London air raids
shuttered out
over fire escapes
that leave mortar scars
across concrete pillars
I draw tight lines
across flagpole
calvary brigades
marching out
of tune.
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If I left tonight
to flicker through
eyelid curtains that
I'd draw tight
like London air raids
shuttered out
over fire escapes
that leave mortar scars
across concrete pillars
I draw tight lines
across flagpole
calvary brigades
marching out
of tune.