Papa Says
Jo Gerrard
Cannot
Papa says
Often means will not
And can often will.
I should be careful
Say what I mean
And listen
To the underside
Of the words others say
Cannot
prescribes my life
I wear God upon my chest
Over my heart
And cannot go here
Because of Him
Paps says
I should not be ashamed
The worn patch of six-pointed gold
That protects me from harm;
God protects and provides for those
Who remember him.
But I wonder
Where will not fits
In paps world
And I watch flowers fall
And think that
Sometimes,
Will not means can,
Means will.
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