Death-trap by Tony Josolyne
Arts Richmond
Online - 18 November 2020

Death-trap
“There’s a dead bird, on our feeder,”
she cried.
The tree-shaped frame suspends
its offerings,
a choice of dietary needs:
each branch rising steeply,
curving out
towards the waiting treats.
Unmoving, the inverted pigeon hangs
Suspended cruelly, by a single leg.
A sudden movement:
only faint
but life!
The gloved hand lifts,
releases the captive:
the escapee soars silently
from sight.
by Tony Josolyne
Death-trap
EGM and AGM
Wednesday 2 December 2020, 19:30
Online via Zoom
Young Writers Festival Competition
The Roger McGough Annual Poetry Prize 2020
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