This Island has no interest in me It just lets me be
I generally need more attention though so I have been treating it at length to the profounder depths of my thought and prayer including the future of the Church of England diocesan strategy the immorality of the soul student loan schemes Brexit Global warming God’s Will For Me and – on one occasion near the Lighthouse the Doctrine of Divine Impassibility
But the oyster catchers teased me The seals would not sit still The stones refused to discuss anything
All you bring you must take back
This Island has not heard of the Observatory Does not attend the wildlife talks Does not even consider the grass of the field
Long ago this Island forgot even its own name
As careless as the wind As indifferent as the rain It just lets me be