Distance Runner

Distance Runner

A Poem by Thurston
"

Such care with your body.

"

Contained

in your lust for distances

there is something impersonal.

 

Like Eichmann

-- impassive logistician

finding a technician’s glory

in whole trainloads of man-miles

 

then riding home on a bike

to Mrs Eichmann and dinner

of steak & vegetable

extract.

 

-- Such care with your body!

 

Coming back from the shops

I decide

you examine your faeces

for flaws.

© 2010 Thurston


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Thurston
Thurston

Huntly, North Waikato, New Zealand



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I enjoy James K. Baxter, Jon Silkin, Sylvia Plath, to begin with. Want to live forever. Yet to write my best poem, but have been equal runner-up in Commonwealth Poetry Award 1976 for my book Believed .. more..

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