Poetry

Peter Goldsworthy: Decalogue

Decalogue   1. When I was ten I believed ten rules would see me out,   or even, fingers crossed, through, but by mid-teens   I’d forgotten one or two, and broken the best of the rest.   Some were asking for it. Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods   Before Me? Excusez-moi? I despised vanity, especially   in others, therefore, Lord of the Brats: Me before Thee.   2. Why not Take Your Name In Vain, for Chrissake?   It was never only in vain anyway, but also   to good purpose: impressing bigger boys or smaller   girls,…

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