These Alarms

A howling car alarm – It isn’t mine
They will pound on house doors –

‘Oose that fucker disturbin’
our fuckin’ peace

It does not need carrying –
Fuck you!

& other words travel outside
under a disturbed grind of voices

I cannot keep eight hours sleep
anymore – & four is not enough

They will not let me drive –
because my grip has gone

so that mechanical disturbance
is not my concern – Fuck off