Here where the road ends
(So long, Mary Ann)
the blood-red moon
shadows the thin lighthouse
and I am faced at last
with that long-approaching menace,
unable to answer questions
because your face is blurred
Back in Ward 14B
they go below your fragile skin
refusing to divulge key information
depriving you of your liberty
in case you make a run for it
making allegations
using foreign language
sucking your bright
life out and spilling it
into the sea
There is no more road:
the cliff edge cracks, revealing
poison beneath –
grey rocks dumped there vainly
for protection
None of this was our fault:
we played on the beach as well as anyone
though you never liked touching sand,
and the sea could not be trusted
Look for a new road –
one that leaps from the shore
and into the horizon:
there will be a sunrise,
and it will fit us
surprisingly well