Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 7

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Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 7 Who has not wished somebody battered to death The janitor one’s lawyer an ex-bed fellow Feel in dark recesses mocking monkey breath Who has not shoved the blame for one’s set-back birth Neighbour wife having a ball daily down below Who has not wished somebody battered to death Who has not tossed and turned on how to cheat Death The junkie the usurer Santa Claus on furlough Feel in the dark recesses mocking monkey breath Feel the heart tighten thoughts of those under wreath Those who toiled luckless never to see theirs grow Who has not wished somebody battered to death Find after all wierd monsters deep in one’s depth Break out some smooth summer’s day dark as glow Feel in dark recesses mocking monkey breath Some Gandhi hounded by lust reduced to wraith Invite violence into one’s own sleepy hollow Who has not wished somebody battered to death Feel in dark recesses mocking monkey breath © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015

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