He said:
'Let's stay here
Now this place has emptied
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This is just superb. The evocation of place and atmosphere - Woodbines, Guiness, gentle pornogrphy, .... and the ending caps it all. Love this poem.
One of the great poems. Shows you don't have to be obscure or clever. 'The mad, mangled crocodile of love', fab!
I got The Mersey Sound for my 10th birthday from our lodger. It is still one of my best loved books.
This is a very interesting poem