Feelings: Moment In Time Poem by Margaret Alice

Trying the mighty power of elevation
to combat back-ache spasms that
have me sleeping on the floor; relenting
on the Oxford Dictionary which is thick
enough, using telephone directories
instead, but oh, directories are made
from sterner stuff - sitting higher is
much more uncomfortable

Sadist Troll Interpol sent a message
printed in the smallest font that he
could find, though I stick out my tongue
at them – it can still be read, albeit
with a squint –

My Missionary described in sweet detail
lovely Bible studies taught to African pagans;
ah, my pagan brethren, we should ignore
the Old Testament as irrelevant to
godliness; concentrating on
Jesus only; delineating
sins of omission,
lack of love…