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The Mill

musty varnish
dusty timber
loud, imagined noise

whispers in the gallery
footsteps on the stairs

hot and steamy
packed together pungent
with the stench of sweat

hazardous machinery
kids with missing limbs

carding brittle cotton
fluffy twistings
soft as cloud

dust and fibre
in the lungs - consumption

a beating
from the overseer
constant work: exhaustion

derelict mills
all covered with graffiti

 

Collaborative verses composed by: Rafiq, Ismail, Arif, Roshan, Natyra, Jes, Lucy, Rachel, Megan, Natalie, Claire, Catherine, Ruth, Amy & Carla.

Sabaki: John Carley

Beardwood High School
Our Lady & St John R.C. Arts College
St Bedes R.C. High School

15 November 2002 - The Textile Hall, Blackburn