because the good fathers didn't want soldiers
meeting or taking advantage of their good daughters
because it's all such an empty crock—honeypot
or rationed grog—all men and women are animals
because the soldiers got so bloody cold in winter
they attacked the fence for its wood—anything
burnable to try and warm themselves—building
above burnt and rebuilt several times
because a pink paper arrow was on black cast iron
fence outside the compound this morning pointing
at nothing in particular obvious significant
or even mildly curious but itself being there
because sometimes that can be quite enough
because i slept last night: six and a half
hours unbroken plus more before starting today
because eight-hour sleep nights seem unrealistic
because some days the dragon wins
because i cannot be author reading audience
the same time late friafternoon that i get
paid for being in residence and do load out
20sept2005
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