#156 Kevin Brophy 'What was that?'

#156 ‘What was that?’

What keeps the waking snakes away?

What brings the boomerang back in?

What drains from the stinking drains?

What discourages the cockroaches?

What disappoints the crows so much?

What was it we shouldn’t eat, drink, smoke?

What was it the brain was thinking of

to make its home in us?

What prayers (please tell me) were you reciting 

when you were saved?

What was it someone said about floods and fire?

What poor women now are stitching

soldiers’ uniforms so they can feed their sons?

What was it like to wait for the coming mail?