He doesn’t seem to mind
yelling it on the high street
drinking from a Costa Coffee cup.
There’s a child holding the hand
of a man wearing a Captain America T-shirt
walking towards a bloke selling candy floss.
YOUR BODY IS GOING TO DIE.
YOUR BODY IS GOING TO DIE.
YOUR BODY IS GOING TO DIE.
The man wearing a Captain America T-shirt
buys one bag of blue and one bag of pink.
YOUR BODY IS GOING TO DIE.
He takes another sip
from his Costa Coffee cup and chokes.

© Carl Burkitt 2022