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Lockdown farewell
Lockdown farewell
The old boy hadn’t known
that we bore him respect.
Two meters of respect,
that felt more like neglect
when the hearse rolled up
and the casket was rolled out.
Then in dotted lines
either side of the street
we clapped him off,
like surviving gladiators
in the echoing bewilderment
of an empty arena.
20/11/24