Snake Of Humiliation 26.08.2009 Poem by Margaret Alice

Marco has the gift of invisibility, writes
poetry, aunt Varvara is a vegetarian
vampire, an uneasy combination, I
sigh happily, exactly the kind of family

I want to read about, poet Marco knows
invisibility is a prerequisite when exposing
feelings and thoughts, today I am invisible
also, wearing my earphones

To block sounds of conflict as Jane, not
humble and obedient, rebels against the
guidance supplied by June who does not
understand the inability of her latest student

To submit to rules of any kind, to comprehend
bureaucracy is a game of snakes and ladders,
you throw the dice to be swallowed by the
snake of humiliation until you ascend

Another ladder, only to fall and lose your life…

Adèle Geras “The Fantora Family Photographs”
Hamish Hamilton 1993 - Quotes from pp.1-4