WINTER '84 - Krisantha Sri Bhaggiyadatta Poems

 
 

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WINTER '84
I tell the corner store owner
'pretty cold out there'
he says
'ain't what it used to be'
'oh', i say, 'why is that'
innocently
tensing
wondering if coloured immigration
has affected the seasons...
'they've been fooling around
with the weather',
he says.
[his wife nods]
'ever since they sent a man
to the moon
it hasn't been right'

oh, i say,
breathing out
intrigued
'yeah, i know what you mean'

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