The Police car came
and took away the boy next door
the youngest
who is in his early twenties
who loses it some days
who yells at his mother
whose father left months ago
who yells in English not in Arabic
who argues with himself
who wears circles in the lawn
who would rather not meet you
who is infinitely polite
who stutters when he speaks
who has restless eyes
who they say thinks in numbers
who is something of a maths wiz
who sees patterns in everything
Published by colinhopkirk
Poet, writer, artist. Writing and performing in England, publishing anywhere. Member of Hexameter performing poets. Workshops, projects, cross-arts collaborations.
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