Once more in Greeneland

I've been once more in Greeneland -

I've kept close a secret hurt - 

Crossed borders at midnight - 

Seen malice shine in a policeman's eyes - 

I've woken, still anguished from a dream - 

Seen a bleak landscape from the window of a train - 

Felt my tongue stilled in my mouth - 

Known the moment I'll be betrayed - 

August 2023