Interference
Freaking radio -
With set interference by the flyover bridge
And it messes The News
Or Thought For The Day
Or Schubert (or Mozart),
The experts, The Weather.
The signal returns
To a conflict – of interest? – some country or other,
But that’s getting boring -
I want something new.
Now I’ve reached work and a child is knocking.
“Go away!” (I say in my head),
“I’m checking my messages!”
There’s a hesitant shuffle
And a tear glistens through
The clear glass screen
Of the door.
“That real enough?” says God.
“You want messages?
Then check this one.”