Claire 2 - Simply For Claire
Claire 2 - Simply For Claire
She showed me her dead sister’s poems
They filled an old wooden cabinet
There were hundreds no thousands
Each hand written on paper not typed
It was obvious by looking they were skilled
The person who wrote them
I’d actually read a few poems
Not these but the ones in the book
The book published by our company
It was responsible for the airport
They figured publish a book
And print some photos and its fine
The local inhabitants will agree
And move away from their home
After being paid double the value
Of their land and dwellings
It was a terrific offer the best
For the company were the best
That’s why I worked for them
I was the best and got results
They sent me to the village
To finalise the sale and all
Just one little home remained
There was a small problem
The home owner couldn’t sign
Over her house and land
It’s not that she didn’t want to
Or was out of town
She was dead killed outright
It was a car crash and that was that
Her sister was now in charge
Of the affairs and estate
Maybe she planned it or not
I can’t say but hey
What do I really know?
I could’ve easily got her squiggle
On the three forms and then moved onwards
The airport would’ve been built
State of the art and much needed
Tens of thousands of flights a year
Multiple millions of passengers
It was an awesome project
Designed by the best
But those poems were simply…
…I cannot describe them
MAJOR INSOMNIA
CORPORAL SLEEP
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