Bradlaugh's Statue
On Bradlaugh's statue
the MP's pointing.
He looks like
he's berating someone.
His finger's fatter
than a plaster carrot,
too big
for his tiny hand.
I heard that someone
broke it off once,
and took it for a souvenir.
The replacement
must have been cast
by a kid
on work experience.
And Bradlaugh's bald head
wears a crown
of bird shit.
No one ever cleans it.
Why is Bradlaugh
left be-shitted?
The council know
he'd call them wicked men
in public places.
Bruce Hodder lives in Northampton with his wife Michelle.
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