noel maddock Poems

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11.
Self Government

A scream that refuses comfort
For the culture of our history’s sake

Our parents dream for us
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12.
To The Space Between

To the space between then and now
I bow down
To the hairline fracture in my mask of ignorance
I smile an imperceptible smile
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13.
Turn

Turn and it’s gone
Opportunity on a catapult
Faith on a dirty weekend
Turn, and it’s the same old same
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14.
Qualm

Confessions of a qualm play:
I’m bothered by notions
Of what to, not to say.
It seems to worsen with age.
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15.
Counting Sessions

I count the sessions like shekels
The greed absorbed into the auto-angst
The number short of feeding what really matters
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16.
A Wonder

From my heart
You took me
From my heart
I gave you back
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17.
Stage Fright

We look to communicate
For fear of boring ourselves
Into an early grave
But when it comes to disclosure
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18.
When I Think Of Him

His eyes won’t often come to mind
His ears select a careful sound
Yet have a tendency to burn
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19.
Undertow

We could nail it earlier to head off the doubt
That doldrums the blood flow
But it's the returning salmon's memory
That hesitates first
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20.
Must Hurry

MUST HURRY THIS ONE
WITH THE JOURNEY PENDING AND
THE OBOLS WIRED THROUGH
THE TIME FOR LAST GOODBYES PASSED
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