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That City That Day

I saw fear in Leicester

Sons and fathers whispering

Sentries standing guard

Mosques and shops

Empty inside crowded outside

I saw suspicion in Leicester

Waiting eyes watching

Looking for the arrival

Sighing with resignation

Minds chanting prayers

I saw calmness in Leicester

Brothers as bars on a steel rail

Older steadying younger

Wisdom with beards

Jaws clenched and no fists

I saw democracy in Leicester

Permissiveness in uniform

Reluctant toleration

Authority manifest