20. GRIEF PORN
Train, East Camberwell station,
This is Clara’s station,
School’s getting out
Girls from Clara’s school
Tumble onto the train
Gossip, giggle, push and swirl.
Scan their faces, forms
This is how Clara was
Try to see girl just like Clara
Find one, watch her closely
Longing to see
Clara real, alive
Moving in the world.
Stop, look away,
Annoyed, dissatisfied
I am doing grief porn
Trying to glimpse
A Clara who isn’t there
And only touching emptiness.
18
July 2012
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