I have known England by marge.

I have known people in the North East

         Lovely, warm and friendly people.

I have known people in the South East

         Cold, unfriendly unwelcoming.

I have known people in the Ship Building Industry

         Now closed down.

I have known people in the Coal Mining Industry

         Now closed down.

I have known people in the Clothing Industry

         Now closed down.

I have known people in the Retail Industry

         Now closing down.

I have known people whose Real Lives are

         Now closing down.

I have known this country in Better Days

         Now closing down.

© Marjorie Lacy, Feb. 2019.

This poem is written in the style of Joy Harjo’s

“She Had Some Horses”.