11 November 2013

Remembrance Day

is not
about remembering.
It is being seen
remembering,
which is not the same,
especially when
formality sets in,
and ceremony rates
the display more
important than
the remembering.

I and my dead
remember
mutually
at odd times
and anniversaries,
place a flower
occasionally upon
the heart's mantelpiece
and go about our lives.

This public wallow
is for politicians
and their like,
a hoarding for
advertisement,
lying for gain.

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