"Clear off” they said, "no space for beggars,
VIP movement is on, move on, move on”
So we moved on, and that wasn’t such a problem
for we’re the flotsam, the jetsam, the unwanted
c/o footpath; we’re the ones with the tangled
hair and the red-eyed looks outside Gucci stores
hoping for a tenner that’ll get us a tin of shoe-polish
that’ll keep the hunger away until you throw away
that stale wadapao. No problem, we’ll clear off.
This is one half of a tapestry poem with Shernaz Wadia, first published at RateMyLiterature.com.
View the full tapestry here.
What is tapestry poetry?
VIP movement is on, move on, move on”
So we moved on, and that wasn’t such a problem
for we’re the flotsam, the jetsam, the unwanted
c/o footpath; we’re the ones with the tangled
hair and the red-eyed looks outside Gucci stores
hoping for a tenner that’ll get us a tin of shoe-polish
that’ll keep the hunger away until you throw away
that stale wadapao. No problem, we’ll clear off.
This is one half of a tapestry poem with Shernaz Wadia, first published at RateMyLiterature.com.
View the full tapestry here.
What is tapestry poetry?
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