Peter Lewis Holmes Poet Free verse

Life After the War

Spread your cherries
be brave; when a man
calls you:
Do the right thing (but have your
Loaded 45 to hand)

Check first his credit;
Does he have lightship 
Standing?
Is he  a trader?…do terms
Apply?

As an inter-stellar prostitiute
Working for peace, you know
You will be protected

Do the right thing:
What else is there?
Let’s face it; you come
With the apartment.

Dulce est decorum est



(With apologies to Wilfred Owen)

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John Fleming June 27, 2015 at 1:52 PM "The old Lie". You have penned an interesting little poem here, Pete...Excellent! Best regards! :) john. P.s I think Wilfred would have approved.