Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, December 2016

They have perpetrated assumption. They have perpetrated large.
They have perpetrated the man. They have perpetrated the still.
They have perpetrated the high. They have perpetrated the head.
They have perpetrated involvement. They have perpetrated comment.
They have perpetrated being. They have perpetrated idea.
They have perpetrated might. They have perpetrated belonging.
They have perpetrated one. They have perpetrated several.
They have perpetrated continuing. They have perpetrated belief.
They have perpetrated working. They have perpetrated the basis.
They have perpetrated entrances. They have perpetrated exits.
They have perpetrated the ranks. They have perpetrated the real.
They have perpetrated special. They have perpetrated forces.
They have perpetrated loose. They have perpetrated custody.
They have perpetrated the interior. They have perpetrated dealing with.
They have perpetrated hard to bear. They have perpetrated protection.
They have perpetrated in the face. They have perpetrated helping.
They have perpetrated need. They have perpetrated overnight.
They have perpetrated nine. They have perpetrated 12.
They have perpetrated doctors. They have perpetrated including.
They have perpetrated internal. They have perpetrated bleeding.
They have perpetrated busy. They have perpetrated the run-up.
They have perpetrated outside. They have perpetrated about.
They have perpetrated speed. They have perpetrated the middle.
They have perpetrated a square. They have perpetrated roads.
They have perpetrated come from. They have perpetrated signs.
They have perpetrated slowing down. They have perpetrated only.
They have perpetrated a few. They have perpetrated feet.
They have perpetrated she. They have perpetrated friend.
They have perpetrated standing. They have perpetrated a massive.
They have perpetrated in front. They have perpetrated us.
They have perpetrated was. They have perpetrated where.
They have perpetrated dark. They have perpetrated the black.
They have perpetrated screaming. They have perpetrated awful.
They have perpetrated miles. They have perpetrated west.
They have perpetrated market. They have perpetrated company.
They have perpetrated touch. They have perpetrated local.
They have perpetrated Poland. They have perpetrated Germany.
They have perpetrated site. They have perpetrated Monday.
They have perpetrated evening. They have perpetrated laying down.
They have perpetrated white. They have perpetrated flowers.

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Glühwein

It’s not immediately clear if my thoughts are with the
it would appear have not whether was or even attributed earlier
I am in constant currently no indication if it is the under from
they must have something to my him since urgent

About they say has been still dark although couldn’t
uncertain if just a recap of so far anyone you know
They have long offering promise biting cold reflection how
seriously the most famous nothing epitomizes better

We wish speedy our touch closest against the required what isn’t
believed according to even more slightly garbled
Emerged showing immediate tending to surround into what area
impact confirmed to the happened is ongoing them

Loved ones issued a supposed to not be able and told him whether
we’re don’t see to yet at the moment heard a lot of
There is effect in the whole of the here and we want to be very very
close to the actual not with ready but added have been speaking of

So many then all the and everything was said the moment into all of a
sudden big boom through heard we started move lift off trying
Whoever was [there was] and everywhere including older weren’t
moving and I just into all came and we away from the go I’m

So fast they’ve had a loud of the who was on at first because few away
from my thoughts I am with the with and with who for their
Of this one be we now whether actually was nearby by some
busier arteries an option instead thank forces for their encircled

Doorstop, 2015). He is co-curator of Poetry in Aldeburgh in 2018. He has a blog at paulstep.com where he interviews poets.