behind the yellow line

Behind the yellow line
Behind the yellow line
A black pandemic mask 
Discarded
On the narrow towpath 
The calmness of the canal
When bypassing the weir
The long stretch of 
Victorian factory buildings
Reflected in the water
Like a Monet
Reflected in the water
Like a Monet
If he had painted red bricks
Instead of lilies
Red bricks
Instead of lilies
Red bricks
Instead of lilies

Behind the yellow line
Behind the yellow line
Passing trains cause turbulence
All alone on the platform 
Airbag impact
Bespoke glasses
Frame bent 
Lenses intact 
He walks from the wreckage 
Like a Marvel film protagonist
Physically unscathed
Shouting primal abuse
Across the three lanes 
Across the three lanes
Alleviating internal pains
Alleviating internal pains
Until the ambulances arrive
Until the ambulances arrive

The fallout
The fallout 
Some say
Nine lives of a cat protection
Protection 
Protection
Resurrection 
Resurrection
Job not Christ he replies
Job not Christ he sighs
Buries his face in his hands
Buries his face in his hands
Only he understands
It seems

Behind the yellow line
Behind the yellow line
A black pandemic mask
Discarded
On the narrow towpath 
The calmness of the canal
When bypassing the weir
The long stretch of 
Victorian factory buildings
Reflected in the water
Like a Monet
Reflected in the water
Like a Monet
If he had painted red bricks
Instead of lilies
Red bricks
Instead of lilies
Red bricks
Instead of lilies

Red bricks instead of lilies . . .

    © The Red Propellers

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