Damage Haiku x5

it’s not my idea

of fun, dirt, grief, hopelessness 

strife-torn sightseeing

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the thin battledress

you wear, fits three sizes large

hem dragging dirt floors

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buttons for medals

buttonholes gaping war wounds

shoulders on elbows

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badges sown to sleeve

regularly scratched like scabs

some half on half off

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no not my idea

of fun, clothes that don’t fit well

irritate your skin

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© Graham Sherwood 08/2019