A TRILOGY FOR MANCHESTER // PART III
my favourite poet
is mancunian.
today
he opens his eyes from slumber
to witness the ash & rubble
settling on his home.
a ruin.
the result of a coward's crusade
to spread the gospel
of an imaginary god.
my favourite poet
is mancunian.
tonight
old writings will call to him
from the bookshelf,
begging him to keep vigil
& whisper the words
to guide the lost souls to rest.
he reads aloud
'let there be peace'.
x x x
mancunian
n. a native or inhabitant of manchester
adj. relating to manchester
a/n - for those who are curious the poet is lemn sissay; he is the chancellor of the university of manchester & writes so fondly of the city in his work. this poem is named after one of his poems - let there be peace - which is beautiful & is appropriate to read in times of hardship & struggle.
