Mark Andrew Heathcote is an adult learning difficulties support worker. His poems have been published in various journals, magazines, and anthologies, both online and in print. He is from Manchester and resides in the UK. Mark is the author of In Perpetuity and & Back on Earth, two books of poems published by Creative Talents Unleashed.
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The workings of a clock
It can be as mechanical as a stopped heart.
A wingless entity
Naked and caged propelled to flower.
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Crush the victims.
The homeless, the dispossessed
Jail the peacemakers, the protesters.
Praying that the starving see another loaf of bread.
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Let us find peace in death.
Live life as if it's got one day left.
The sun has always remained a pacifist.
As does the long shadow remain a warmonger.
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God comes howling. Children, what's going on?
I haven't rested since I hung the golden sun.
God comes howling; children, what's going on?
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