intake

1947: nothing more unusual than
coming home
fitted with civvy suit, shoes, raincoat and shirt
searching for something
I’d left
people were the same
culture was different
sit down for a meal at 6 or 7
still there 10 or 11

so different
so
life was easy
work finished for the day and well
tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow
too, a life varied of its own
not-organized army

everyone having such a good time
never saw a war
not many people saw what
I SAW THE JAWS OF HELL
never so much noise, explosions

then it cleared and
the birds came
and
sang


Patrick Lannon
25th May 2007


Labelled children socks, created by Patrick Lannon in collaboration with arthur+martha 2007.