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Shutdown

#FFFC

Salford/Manchester, 26th may 2020

Shopfront – Image by  Joshua Koblin at Unsplash.com


I remember this place

a little place in the hustle and bustle

of Manchester’s metropolis

dropping in, and picking up lunch

a pastie or a turnover

that i saved for after morning seminars

in a quiet place of greenery

they survived the goings on,

the marches, the protests, the vandalism

even the bomb couldn’t keep them away

but then the banks made a plea of poverty

and the store had to close for the day.

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One response to “Shutdown”

  1. Anagha Yatin Avatar
    Anagha Yatin

    Business carries a high risk which is most of the time remains written in small print and many fail to read it. Sad that the bank debt hurdle couldn’t be overcome.
    Poignant tale.

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