The culprit was
off the scene now.
The devastation
caused was
lying around on
the floor
for all to see.
The victims – all
of white origin
were now a shade
of yellow -
like a liver
disease.
The legs and torsos
of various bits
of body
in differing hues
of yellow
reflected the
death
of their origins.
With great
sadness
they were gathered
up,
and placed on a
table
like a mortuary
slab.
They were washed
down
placed in a steel
tomb
ready for the
final moment
then there was
the great clang
of a tomb door
closing.
Later they were
pulled from the tomb
still a pale
yellow.
They were then
hung,
on a line,
to dry.
Showing something
of their
Original origins –
white.
Meanwhile
The culprit
A gold Indian
cotton top
Was on a
line
playfully swinging
backwards and
forwards
in a warm breeze
in the sun,
laughing its
cotton sleeves off.
Copyright Diana Leighton
June 2014
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