The shoes for college become the shoes for work

27 Jun 2024 | by Karima Brooke

Poem by Karima Brooke

‘Mum, can Straight and Narrow Way have my shoes? You know, my college shoes. He needs them now.’ | Photo: by Mark Rabe on Unsplash

We’re in a rush, with errands here and there.
The voice of Respect comes through the speaker,
his first breath makes us think this is urgent.
We tense: Rose without Thorns must concentrate
is this Buses Only, or Low Emissions –
are we in the right place, but wrong time?

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