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Donall Dempsey
Poems
Sep 2018
SHORE LEAVE
SHORE LEAVE
the sea louder in the dark
throwing off its shackles
walking into town
mystified seagulls
flying over with a caw
a sea no longer there
a tram screeching
on its points
the sea jumps aboard
the sea sat at the bar
somehow getting its vast bulk
perched upon a high stool
the sea enjoying the karaoke
singing along to The Honeydippers
eating bag after bag of peanuts
"Have ye no beds to go home to!"
barks a barman
his belly slopping over his belt
the sea happy
to escape itself
even for the time being
drunk on being
human if only for a while
the sea staggers back to the shore
Written by
Donall Dempsey
Guildford
(Guildford)
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