Decline
YOU LIVE WITHOUT GOD FOR THERE IS NO GOD
THEY TOOK GOD FROM US GOD’S BLOOD IS FLOWING
YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD BECAUSE OF GOD
FOR THERE IS NO GOD HAS ANYONE SEEN GOD?
PRAY TO OUR GOD THE TERRIBLE GOD
THEY MURDERED OUR GOD YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD
BRING BACK OUR GOD! WE WANT OUR GOD!
'The New Polish Poetry'
In Jacket 29
44 New Poems from Poland
An selection of poems from Altered State — The New Polish Poetry. Edited by Rod Mengham, Tadeusz Pióro and Piotr Szymor. Todmorden, UK: Arc Publications, 2003. Price: £10.95. This selection was chosen by Rod Mengham and John Tranter.
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