The sneering wind
flays the sycamore tree of limp, weak-willed branches
and their lichen tapestries - pearl and straw-yellow
while I stand watching,
a voyeur of death and violence
the wind doesn't want me to watch
howls at me to turn away
howls of shame
howls of embarrassment
howls of guilt
It ramps things up
tearing down an elderly fence
that's been grey and withered for a while
Shock tactics.
But it doesn't shock me.
I’m still standing. Still watching.
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Take It Easy
Paul.