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Poetry from within
   

In Dry Dock


Undercover of the night I type away in sheer delight,

My subterfuge does not bode well, for end of days when called to tell

This poet’s heart can ne’er be stayed whilst Doctors, Nurses, are betrayed

Compositions less verbose, in rhyming verse or simple prose



If found out, they’ll pull the plug and I will cease to have my drug

“What say you” should I cease to be, no tiny spark of electricity

'Resistance may be futile' thus ensconced, in current state of negative response

If signals 'free to air' will help me breathe, they may still yet provide a last reprieve



My screen at once would spring to life, what’s more, no cables dangle to the floor

New ‘Cloak and Dagger’ expertise, may free a sonnet in reprise

Give Haiku wings, as my heart sings

Oh to be a "Warbler" flying free

Richard Gildea