reasons for sharing
then the drums begin in the square
horns // merriment
i look around for someone
to smile at // with there is nobody
amongst everybody
children dance // rosaries
crowds applauding imagining
futures
the last bus home // crowded // happy
nobody has text me today
not even once
and i realise // why one whole
really is two parts
of something // no artist
could ever really do justice
Paul Robert Mullen is a poet, musician and sociable loner from Liverpool, U.K. He has three published poetry collections: curse this blue raincoat (2017), testimony (2018), and 35 (2018). He has been widely published in magazine, journals and anthologies worldwide. Paul also enjoys paperbacks with broken spines, and all things minimalist. He is a regular contributor for Marias at Sampaguitas.
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