Friday, 25 May 2018

The Map of the World

For Naomi


Not Naomi!


The Map of the World

The map of the world
Tattooed on your back
Makes distances shrink
Borders and frontiers,
Those man made creations,
are no longer present

We all live together
There are no separate races
Just the good and the bad
All of humankind's faces
Are really just one
As we look to the sky
The same sun moon and wind
That gave us our life
Are symbolised by
The sketchy blue lines
Tattooed on your back

Tim Fellows 2018

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