HAND SIGNS & FOOT NOTES

A hand that rocks a baby's cot
A hand that saves the goal bound shot
A hand with the answer, held high in the air
Two hands pressed together in dutiful prayer.
The hand of a surgeon in tight latex glove
One hand holds another, a signal of love
A hand inked with hate is curled into a fist
A hand that is cut from a punished thief's wrist.

A foot that nets the winning goal
A foot with a torturer's marks on the sole
A foot on a pedal making wheels go 'round
A foot kicks a victim lain prone on the ground.
The foot of a refugee, blistered & sore
A foot shies away from a cold bedroom floor
The foot of a child in £90.00 pumps
No feet on this child, just mine blasted stumps.

A foot not just for walking, a hand not just to hold
Each has its own story, a life we can unfold.

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