17/04/2007

How To Be Hungry (2006)

Throw your phone in the river.
Unplug everything.
Sleep on the road and wake up everywhere.
Return every thing you love to its birthplace.
Try on someone else's pain, then steal it.
Thank the souls who suffered so you could eat their shells.
Respect fear as an accomplished adversary.
Walk city streets for days and nights.
Look eye to eye.
Speak to the strangest of the strangers.
Listen closely for the announcement they make.
They say, "Lies have taken office.
"They say, "Decorate the streets with truth."
(c) Stu Hatton 2006 Wordy

1 comment:

  1. ''Decorate the streets with truth''
    Powerful ending of this poem

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