Poetry Sunday 18 December 2016

The Open Savage by Adrian Mitchell

the open savage
enters a roomful of coded conversation
the open savage
hides himself underneath

the open savage
is invaded by visions
the open savage
sing embarrassingly

the open savage
attends a logical dissection off the universe
the open savage
weeps as he throws baked beans at the platform

the open savage
does not explain himself
the open savage
is himself

the open savage
is accused of being open
the open savage
smiles like a jar of honey with no lid

from the apeman cometh
Adrian Mitchell 
1975