Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Message in a bottle



This poem is a message in a bottle 
that’s washed up on your unsuspecting shore 
This poem is a ticking cardboard package 
delivered to your quiet suburban door 

This poem is the baby in a basket 
that’s found abandoned in a church graveyard 
This poem is graffiti on a billboard, 
and reading it will catch you off your guard 

This poem is the traffic light that stops you 
when you’re in a hurry to get home 
This poem is the guest that’s uninvited 
the one who always wears that cheap Cologne 

This poem is the invoice you were given 
when you expected the products to be free 
This poem is that inconvenient moment 
when you’ve seen something you wish you could un-see 

This poem is your six am alarm call, 
the lightning bolt that strikes out of the blue 
This poetry was written to remind you 
there’s many in the world worse off than you 

This poem’s a reminder of the starving 
the homeless children and the refugees 
This poem points out the world’s injustice 
a poem that should bring you to your knees 



Steve Wheeler © 12 May, 2021 

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