LADDER
his ladder of hope
leaning seemed to have
lost some rungs
treads couplings
lateral stays
screw fixings
rusted sheared nails
even the main
side frames
were rotting
full of woodworm
various beetles
the wall itself
which it was
leaning against
had settlement
was cracked unsound
the feet were standing
on uneven boggy ground
and he was at the top
feeling light headed
and definitely wobbly
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