In days of yore she would have been <br />condemned by neighbours as a witch <br />Their lack of caring was obscene. <br />They would have “Swum “her in some ditch. <br />If she survived she was guilty <br />If she did not quite innocent <br />They showed her little charity <br />a facts that’s all too evident <br />In modern times it’s different. <br />We merely have her put away <br />in some old peoples home: Content <br />she is no longer in our way <br />Once out of sight she’s out of mind. <br />Solution of a different kind <br /> <br /> <br />(15-Oct-07)<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/little-has-changed/
