from supermundane doormat
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I guess I don’t mind the idea
of rules imposed on language
i.e. there is a prescribed spelling for this word
i.e. you may use an apostrophe here
A person will often need these rules
to make themselves understood
Then again, I also like the idea of being
free as a pile of groceries, fallen from a torn bag
from supermundane doormat
17a - three bedroom detached home desirable area big garden
There is a sincere elephant on the lawn
It’s knocked twice already and is reaching the end of its tether
Its tether is unusually long.It stretches to Pluto
When I think of tethers I imagine a fraying rope but never a chain
This elephant’s tether is a chain
It sits down slowly on the chrysanthemums
pictures itself at an all-inclusive somewhere.Greece
Elephants don’t tend to drink cocktails but this one does
Can you picture it?
Now imagine the elephant is eating its tether,steadily
And,because I am calling this a poem,imagine
the tether is your death
The sincere elephant eats your death
Enjoys it
Now you are immortal
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James Roome is a poet and teacher from Manchester, UK. Recent work can be found in Tentacular, Iamb and Tears in the Fence. His debut pamphlet, Bull (Red Ceilings Press) was a summer 2019 PBS selection. His second pamphlet is due out spring/summer 2021, also with Red Ceilings Press.
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