Caroline Gerardo : Sean Quinn’s Gravestone Curse

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Sean Quinn lost a fortune to fairies.

Ballyconnell is the same as America.

Dead frozen between bankruptcy or cliff edge

with a windsock for wings.

Dangles pumped air with no hands from a generator.

Dancing, deflated, with 15000 quid remaining.

Detergent under fingernails sticks to ideas.

Why fly on dandelion seed puffs?

When I am in motion I am fearless.

Damn now I don’t have the cash for children’s toys.

Do Lacrosse sticks cost $900, may as well be a divining rods,

Driving to magic places where water, oil and diamonds spring,

without using children’s arms as guinea pigs for mining.

Caroline Gerardo