Waiting
Through Judas windows,
grey stretches, apertures-
bars, more bars, high-wired walls
not even she can scale.
We stand there. Waiting
We stand there. Silent, meditating
Governor’s orders:
No drugs. No chewing gum.
No love. We stand there. Dumb.
We stand there. Waiting
We stand there-hesitating,
trying not to-
catch glances, be the first
to speak. Waiting for the grim, silent
officer to take us to her.
We stand there. Waiting.
Will she talk this time?
We stand there.
Waiting.
RB
(With thanks to Dr Kathleen Bell for a suggestion).
The poem, above, does not refer to Arnold Lodge, where staff, in my experience, make visitors welcome.
"Waiting"
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