The gorilla in Institute Road ...

Whenever I visit the small seaside town, I look out for the gorilla in Institute Road - 

He was wearing a chullo yesterday - 

I was walking towards Rainbows End - 

I've seen him wearing a crown like a forgotten king - 

Once he wore the flying helmet and goggles of a steam punk aviator - 

One day of riots in the edgelands he wore a V for Vendatta mask - 

I pay him my respects with a courtly bow - 

He gazes at me with inscrutable eyes - 

He never moves - 

One day I'll hear him roar - 

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Thursday 17 November 2016

Insitute Road

Swanage

Dorset