Queues

Queues

 

Having lost her place in the bread queue, she found

herself hurried along

by a prod from a sharp knee, in the small of her back

and in yet another long line,

just waiting to be tattooed, disinfected and shorn ..

 

It wouldn’t have done any good to grumble, to resist

or to moan, there were piles

of such moaners, stacked high either side of the road

and so little time, not even enough

to kiss goodbye to her folks, her children or friends ..

 

Everyone there was both starving and cold, yet even

when the ovens were full,

they still kept on feeding those fires of theirs, until

tears filled the dorms and the smoke

 

did rise and the whole of the sky turned waxy and black ..

 

Reviews

[Lorry]

One lesson that should be compulsory in life is to never forget what humans are capable of against others.
Might just make it compulsory for adults too, because as far as I know, not many kids start wars these days. And let's face it Nev, we could use the lesson as a warning to those in power today not to let their mouths get too big for their faces!

[Neville]

Bless you Loz .. that's precisely what I hoped to hear mate .. Keeping everything crossed for now but remember, there's still room in my bunker for you n a tiddler should you ever need it .. Neville xx

[D. Mansfield]

We can't let anyone rewrite this abominable time , Stamped into our conscience

[Beren]

HOW DID I MISS THIS POEM!?!?
"Everyone there was both starving and cold, yet even
when the ovens were full," this is a great line. Perfect images.
This is unfortunately a true poem, and felt some painfully screams while reading this.
I think everyone should this read at least once to check if they still have hearts.

[Soren]

Although clear the message and the irony of bread and starvation paired this poem speaks deeper still to a general attitude of inhumanity that ignores the humanity in others and treats them as a commodity to be used and what is seen as refuse burned and thrown away. A dark write on the inhumanity of humanity

[Neville]

thank you for seeing it my way .. kindly regards .. Neville