In the Air
Helicopter hovers over Hyde Park
747 cruises beneath the sharp half moon
As I saunter past the buzz and hum of Speakers Corner
Wrestling with the stiff breeze buzz
There’s something in the air tonight
The throng at Marble Arch eager and set
Hang on every word relayed through the struggling PA
Prayers of hope and calls to peaceful disobedience
A small child takes the microphone
Something she has written today
Sweet and hopeful
Angry and alive
Crescendo triggering a roar of approval
Her face taken aback
But clearly proud
In the bonfire’s glow
Some have brought candles in jars
LED’s hang from flagpoles
And a few bold torches
Ablaze and thrust aloft
There is rebellion in the air tonight
This feels like a moment
Something real and pure and strong
A pin stuck in a slow revolving globe
A force to be breathed in and held
A song of hope that could awake the globe
There is a determination in the air tonight
This moment is the only moment
And it is a moment to believe
Copyright © Grae Wall | Year Posted 2020
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