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Book 34  Page 26

Following orders

‘Following orders,’ I am not very good at that.

But I am very good at spotting those who are.

And when I do I usually keep well away,

Just in case they want me to follow theirs.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au dominicj7@poetry.net.au Dec 31 2001