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Clare Pollard - Yarl’s Wood
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Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
Yarl’s Wood
Clare Pollard
You want a minute of not being
wired to watch out? A tray with tea,
the children playing: hushed, happy?
The touch of kind hands, family;
a little money, security?
Why not come to Yarl’s Wood
to be taken care of?
We know that you’re restrained,
a modest housewife in her burka,
but the dark is wet with torture
and you’re emptied out by fear -
brave the plane, the gate, the wait,
get yourself sent to Yarl’s Wood
to be taken care of.
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