Written piece
Elephant in the room
Karen Antoni
United Kingdom
About this piece
A poem about the things we find difficult to talk about because it is easier to ignore the elephant in the room. We have to address our historical wrongs by starting a dialogue even though it might be uncomfortable.
Elephant in the Room
The ornament
Is an Elephant
made of Ivory.
The Irony.
Is standing in
the middle of
the room.
The fabric of
society.
Is woven into
a facist quilt.
But the embroidery
Needs to be
carefully unpicked.