You saw them
through the lens
of your conscience;
you saw their
frailties,shortcomings
and misdemeanours;
the prism of your words
broke down their substance
and their reputations,
leaving them mere shadows;
in their turn
they buried your name
and forgot it;
You see them
even now,
through the lens
of your conscience.
(“performed”by the author the Cathedral Poet-in-Residence, on the occasion of the launch of the Gissing Exhibition@Wakefield Cathedral,23 June 2004)
Seing through the lens of our conscience…interesting imagery