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A note on : a poem for Waleed Abulkhair for #PENFestUK 2017

March 25, 2017

The Incident of Smood
You do not know you have left the open country
until unexpectedly,
you hear loud speakers, and some dancing.
You are suddenly aware
you're already at the centre of the damage.
The shadows behind you are the skeletons of the factories
pushed backwards
and aside
by a giant hand.

Read the full poem here www.stevenjfowler.com/englishpen

Tags english, pen, waleed, abulkhair
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