Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
The Evil of Banality Arrests You in the Street
As Hannah Arendt did not exactly say
Handcuffs with their metallic efficiency
Leather-holstered on polished kinky-belts
Distinguish more a grab with their subtle cachet
Than low-Prole zip ties in disposable bags
The wrists of citizens handcuffed without warrants
By an official wrist encircled with
The gift of a Rolex from Mister Big
Who will never countenance the arrest of his sons
Handcuffs should click as tastefully, you see
As the door of an unmarked SUV
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