the moon took ill
and left me in the loop of
decisions, decisions
past decisions
and it would take a world war
to rip the railings I’ve erected around me
and here goes a car alarm,
squeezing and releasing
Roy Moller is a poet and songwriter who lives in Dunbar on the east coast of Scotland. He is the author of the short-run collection Imports and his work has been featured in the anthologies The Sea (Rebel Poetry) and Neu! Reekie! UntitledTwo. His musical works include My Week Beats Your Year, described by Louder Than War as “profoundly moving and inspirational”. His website is www.roymoller.com.
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