The Write Stuff
Showcase of Tasmanian poetry


< Back

Mary Blackwood

The Write Stuff vol. 7

Trust Me:
You know where I am coming from

On my honour I promise
that I am here for the long haul
and even though I move
from a comfort zone
to a steep learning curve
my playing field will
paradoxically be level
and my goal posts will not move.

I will name up the issues
without fear or favour
and then I will address them
through focus groups
target groups
working parties
taskforces and overarching committees.

There is no way known
that I will compare apples with oranges.
I will not rearrange the deck chairs on the
Titanic, nor will I reinvent the wheel
even though I work off the side of my desk,
at the end of the day
when push comes to shove
I will not die in a ditch.

 

© Mary Blackwood

<< PreviousNext >>

 

© All material on this site is copyright. Please read the copyright statement and disclaimer.


The Write Stuff
home
| Contact us | Site index | Submissions (not open currently)
Index of writers
& book reviews (vol.1 only) | Poetry | Interviews with writers
Weblog, North of the Latte Line | Links