Getting Your Own Back
fallen angels
we all falter
blemished
non-immaculate conceptions
who to blame
Mum Dad Dad Mum
let’s invent a vengeful God
to take vengeance on
do animals avenge a wrong
look for an eye for an eye
do the fish or the fowl
weigh a scale for a scale
pluck a feather for a feather
the bee’s sting is defence
not retaliation
not getting even
only humans
spin this as retribution
pay back time
reprisal
redress
getting satisfaction
how very eloquent
is language
on this subject
however slight
the slight
proportionate hurt
disproportionate hurt
let each tin god decide