Dig the rat men who sail with scissors and blood
a deeper grave than most.
Send them down to the crypt of Lieberkühn
to erase every foulest trace
and make their hateful lessons as mute as mud.
No monument for murder
should ever be,
so shovel and forget,
forget them in the crypt of Lieberkühn....
@ Steven Francis poems 2012
'The Heron Ponds' is the 7th collection of poetry and short stories from Welsh poet, writer and blogger Steven Francis. Enjoy!
