Hypertext and Hypermedia

Sad I Ams by Trevor Millum              


I am
   the ring
   from an empty Cola can
   from an unwashed porridge pan
   the severed arm
   of last year’s Action man.

I am
   the envelope
   on which the gum is gone
   the Sellotape
   where you can’t find the end
   the dried up liquid paper
   that mars instead of mends
   the stamped addressed reply
   that you forgot
   to send.

I am
   the battery in which no charge is left
   the starter motor which remains inert
   the tyre on which the tread is worn
   the sparking plug which shows no sign of spark
   the carburettor chocked by bits of dirt
   the chromium trim from which the shine has gone.

I am
   a garden
   overgrown with weeds
   a library book
   that no one ever reads
   a stray
   which no one thinks to feed
   the piece of good advice
   which no one seems to need.


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