Knock Knock. What's Going On Here?

 

I've learnt something new from a poem

That I didn't know existed before

The poet (UK) called it 'Knock Knock'

Which I thought was about someone's door

 

The poet she talked about Knock House

I thought what the heck's this about?

For not having lived in that area

A knock house? It left me in doubt

 

So went to a web dictionary

To check what a knock house was for

I reeled back in shock to discover

A knock house was a brothel with whores

 

Hello? I thought, something's not right here

So went to look closer, to immerse

The poem seemed involved with religion

Whatever did brothels have to do with this verse?

 

I thought Wikipedia might help me

Not worry 'bout knock/brothel/whore anymore

It seems Knock's a shrine in Knock village

And nothing to do with a door

 

I needed to sort my confusion

Which was making me miffed, feel quite dense

And not living where the poem was created

Religion/brothel/knock made no sense

 

Don Matthews June 2019