Things This Is Not

A number big enough to excuse it. Absolution. Anything like hope. A reason to believe in better. A home for hate. A day too late to make a difference. An island to stay afloat. A cover for currency speculators. A dream you can wake up from. A system that will free you. An hour of reconciliation. An act of remembrance. A subtle indiscretion. A renewable resource. An honest politician. A radical reformation. An acknowledgement of the unsayable. A speaking of the unthinkable. A forgiving of the unforgivable. A recognition of the neglected. An answered question. Praise. A means to an end. An end to be mean. A danced idioteque. An adequate alarm. A Commons cold. Anticipation of what’s to come. Anxiety over what’s come already. An adieu to the rain. Aloha from Doha. A year in the wild civilisation. Ammunition for the first act’s gun. A reasoned proposition. An irredeemable haunting. A lesson in love. Grace.