the sun is sparkling, the rain rumbling, and we badly need some poetry...

Tuesday 12 April 2011

Joseph Farley - One Poem

US

the US government
is no longer about
the people

it is not about
the US

it is about
“us”

but that “us”
does not include
us

that “us”
is only for “them”

and “them” is
a series of names

on a secret list,
written in gold and oil