inchme and pinchme

inchme and pinchme
went for a walk
so our childhood riddle went

inchme fell over
now who was left
ouch  was the answer  friend

so what else is new
youre asking me
on our subcontinent

tears and blood
blood and tears
the leopards spots again

whats new
is simply nuclear
whats old a little trust

or one second we re you
and me – pinch me –
next  radioactive dust

~ Irwin Allan Sealy lives in the foothills of the Himalaya. His most recent novel is Red: An Alphabet.