as your flame-grilled steak sizzles just metres from your plate, so the fiery tongues of Grenfell feed upon the lives of those who deserved better.
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poems and prose from a confused english student
I don’t really ‘Like’ this; I am so so horrified by the tragedy, and I respect your courage in naming it for what it is. I’ve been sitting at my keyboard wondering how the hell to comment or create a response to such a disgusting event… you’ve really hit the nail on the head. Unbelievable
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Thankyou so much for your kind words – I was feeling the same. So angry yet needed to say something. It feels like more than just an accident.
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Reblogged this on bone&silver and commented:
I’ve been devastated watching the Grenfell Tower tragedy unfold, not least because my cousin lives not far from there, and I know the marginalised communities this is traumatising. And still no official body count, hidden by the mainstream media owners (who are probably the Tower landlords)! The power of this poem just summed up all of how I feel, so I’m reblogging it. Read it twice. It’s all there. And watch this interview by singer Lily Allen: she’s just speaking the truth:
This is why we need social media, and creative responses to unspeakable tragedies; then we need to damn well riot!
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Reblogged this on https://boneandsilver.com/ and commented: “I’ve been devastated watching the Grenfell Tower tragedy unfold, not least because my cousin lives not far from there, and I know the marginalised communities this is traumatising. And still no official body count, hidden by the mainstream media owners (who are probably the Tower landlords)! The power of this poem just summed up all of how I feel, so I’m reblogging it. Read it twice. It’s all there. And watch this interview by singer Lily Allen: she’s just speaking the truth:
This is why we need social media, and creative responses to unspeakable tragedies; then we need to damn well riot!”
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Your words are now etched in my mind. I’m from West London originally, although a bit further west that the Tower. Usually an event like this fire moves me to tears, but I haven’t cried yet — I haven’t processed it yet.
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It’s still unbelievable. One line was all I could manage
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