The Echoes poetry competition to celebrate Write Out Loud's 20th anniversary is now open.  Judged by Neil Astley.

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The Offended

 

the unnamable are brought out in chains 

amidst all the pomp and circumstance 

 

tiny-minded people 

can think of 

 

and some highly religious 

person in her diamonds 

 

using a highly-developed 

intonation style

 

reads off a list of the 

transgressions in question

 

the unnameable have their 

digits removed one by one

 

with an industrial bandsaw 

dressed up with a strobe for the occasion 

 

audience experiences

delicious catharsis

 

wrapped up 

with a hymn

 

and leave the stadium feeling relieved 

the world is in that much better shape 

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