BROWN
ENVELOPE
Is it
malignant
or is
it benign?
Is it a
payment
or is
it a fine?
What does
it want?
What will
it say?
What kind
of bill
will it
ask you to pay?
Is it a
cheque
or a
form to fill in?
Is it
important
or fit
for the bin?
Is it a
statement
that says you're in debt?
Is it a
promise
or is
it a threat?
Is it
the taxman
dispatching
a note?
Is it the
BNP
chasing
your vote?
Is it results
from
your cardiogram?
Is it momentous
or
simply some spam?
Is it assurance
of
legal indemnity?
Is it
light hearted
or sent
with solemnity?
Is it
for speeding
or
driving though red?
Is it
your neighbour’s
or
partner’s instead?
Is it a
questionnaire
sent
from Beirut?
Is it
the council
engaged
in dispute?
Is it a
policeman
engaged
in pursuit?
(Perhaps
it’s that body-bag
stuffed
in your boot...)
Yes
pants will get soiled
and
bricks will get shat
when
you see a BROWN ENVELOPE
there
on the mat.
