Author: Sue Young

There Must Be A Way

Crack in the pavement

Pothole in the path

Snag in the scheme

Rejection on the road

Obstruction on the line

Blockage on the bearing

Travail on the trail

Occlusion in the tube

There must be a way of moving on

Hold up on the motorway

Prevention of the plan

Hurdle at the course

Exclusion on the highway

Barricade on the street

Hinderance on the route

Blockage on the beat

Hazard in the formula

There must be a way of moving on

Jam at the junction

Crisis in the crossing

Interference at the intersection

Clot in the system

Tear in the tactic

A Shut Out in approach

Concealment on the course

A Joke at the joining

There must be a way of moving on.

Selfless

There was a time

When photos

Didn’t trigger

Or determine

A flash fire emotion

Or a lazy sensory response

Requiring no effort.

There was a time

When the written word

Or a poignant meaningful photo

Painting a thousand words

Wasn’t replaced by a selfie

Railroading us down a pathway

Where no thought is necessary

And no imagination is required.

There was a time

When the written word could stand alone

Hold its own and speak for itself

Without that illustrated companion.

There was a time

Imagination was key

You heard that song

You had your own personal story in mind

And then you saw the video

And it was all gone, spoilt, in an instant.

Now is the time

Image is key

And photos of a certain type speak

Without need for any words at all

Would such a photo have as much to say

As a book read before bedtime

Would it keep us as warm at night?

Quote Of The Week

‘ I had a sense even at that age, of how the majority can submit to the bullying of a few determined individuals, and how a single man can restore to others a sense of the dignity of individuals and the power of a community.’

From The Land of Green Ghosts – Pascal Khoo Thwe