The old man with cancer

perching at the bar
on one of those high stools
nurses his lager-tops
watches younger men
playing darts and pool
and the big twin screens
showing cricket and football
in strangely lurid hues

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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