The Captain Cook Bar and Grill

his face remains
the historic statue
static our dead

at our mercy (us)
the lifeless living
alive under him

remembrance at will
and they we are dead still

© 2017 Melinda J. Irvine

• This is my response to the Blogging University course Writing: Intro to Poetry (Day 2 Face )
• Daily Prompt: Irrelevant
• I’m part of Post A Day 2017
• Location: Randwick (Australia)