Heavy Locks
Quarrels echo across the yard toward a large watery gate. Grey
figures turn hiding their hands and run as animals scatter
with the wind. Down the hill
women gather and men glare from behind vast whiskers.
In photographs of heavy locks, decisions are fastened
from the outside.
Steve Coel / An 11.59 Publication
* Previously published: Kildas Song, Feb.2017 An 11.59 Publication