Issue 10.1 Fall 2014

issue 10.1 cover image

 

 

patchwork people

 

John Perkins

 

 

we are the patchwork people
the mend and make do
carving our bodies from
remnants and glue

 

crafting with care
without despair
lives we can bear
from what you can spare

 

we are the patchwork people
hidden from view
you will not see us
with eyes numbered two

 

naught else but free
no destiny
lives full of glee
despite no glory

 

we are the patchwork people
never do we grow
life cannot change us

whatever we do

 

patchwork unchanging
free of decaying
tribute unpaying
but what are we saying?

 

 

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