Purple Patch at Poetry Library
Background Figure
The one in the background
behind the tall man,
myopic, distracted.
His eyes cover the floor,
wanting to be invisible,
he’s half-way there.
He wonders about
his down- at- heel look,
practised in shop windows.
The one in the background
answering questions
in complete silence.
Tom Kelly
Poetry Library Site
http://www.poetrymagazines.org.uk/magazine/issue.asp?id=751
This poem appeared in History Talks
Available from Red Squirrel
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