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Pieces of people

Robert Nimmo

in pools of red rippling              out like rings
from bridge-dropt stones;        Pieces of people
                           holding other arms
lips chattering in laughter        legs crossed in love;
                           Pieces of people
torn and stripped                       in the rubble
                           of a stranger’s bomb;
                           Pieces of people
like stuffing                               from a straw-filled mattress
worn from too much loving;
                           who would have thought
                                       our neighbourhood
                                                    would have so many
                           pieces of people?

Bob Nimmo studied law and literature and has poetry scattered worldwide in magazines, including the “Inclement”, “Fire”, “The California Quarterly”, “Aspire” and the “SN Review”. He has authored three poetry collections, has a lyrical presence on Twitter, Instagram and his own blog. He lives in Pegasus, New Zealand with his gay partner and he delights in finding life’s little dark idiosyncrasies that merit a muse.