Uncomfortable


from the ABC set Poems

Evening dresses
matching jewellery
smart trousers
dinner jackets

This is your holiday
we are here to please
this is what you wanted
you paid for this
you bought an idea
of someone else's sun
their beach, their sea
their time, their sweat
your eyes turn blind
as they work, they smile, they run

This is your holiday
comfortable is not the word
Fact - your country is richer than theirs
you are no wiser, just more privileged.

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Comments

Highhat | August 17, 2010 - 15:58

I used to say- let India stay with the Indian people, because of the extreme poverty! I liked this!Thank you.

MistakenMagic | August 17, 2010 - 16:16

'you bought an idea
of someone else's sun
their beach, their sea
their time, their sweat
your eyes turn blind
as they work, they smile, they run'

- really loved these lines. Great poem, well done ;)

Magic xxx

Louise178 | August 17, 2010 - 16:58

Thank you Highhat, it took several days and several attempts and lots of mulling around in my head. So thank you.

Louise178 | August 17, 2010 - 16:59

Thank you Magic x

insertponceyfre... | August 17, 2010 - 16:59

it paid off Louise - all the mulling. I like it too - well done!

Louise178 | August 17, 2010 - 17:00

Thank you for your encouraging comment insert.

shoe | August 18, 2010 - 15:20

Magic has already picked my favourite stanza, so suffice to say I like the rest of it too.

Louise178 | August 18, 2010 - 16:27

Thanks shoe.