Thursday, June 9, 2022

A Violation of the First Law of Thermodynamics - poem

 

Lawrence Hall

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A Violation of the First Law of Thermodynamics

 

A day so hot that ordinary tasks

Exhaust the body and the soul; to grasp

The handle of a water tap wearies the mind

To grasp a simple thought eludes one’s will

 

The day is in violation of childhood summers

When little bare feet scampered across the grass

Those days have in adulthood have been stolen

The victims lie abandoned in the dust

 

Who will lay these charges, and against whom?

And in what court should this strange case be placed?

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