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The Building

The pride of our town,

Its mortar and bricks

Now crumble to dust,

In heaps of destruction

And mollified lust.

 

Out there men are laughing

And punching the air;

They deal in high fives,

When hitting their mark

And ending more lives.

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 30th Aug 2023 07:37

Thank you for your generous comments, John B, Manish and Martin. Your support is a great source of encouragement.

And my thanks to Tom, Kevin, Purplemoon, Adam, K Lynn and John GE for liking this one.

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Martin Elder

Tue 29th Aug 2023 15:46

Some fabulous turn of phrase here Stephen. Nice one

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Manish Singh Rajput

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:33

This moved me, Stephen. Great use of words, like John B has mentioned above - "Mollified lust" is a highlight for me here. The last stanza is brilliant.
Thank you.

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John Botterill

Tue 29th Aug 2023 08:29

Stark reality stunningly captured, Stephen.
Mollified lust is brilliant and hits the spot, so to speak. Superb poem.

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