Stone cries to stone
Heart to heart, heart to stone
And the interrogation will not die
And there is no pity
And there is nothing underneath the sky
No rainbow and no guarantee-
There is no convenant between your God and me.

It is superb in the air
Suffering is everywhere
And each man wears his
suffering like a skin.
My history is proud
Nine is not allowed.
This is the cistern where all wars begin
The laughter from the armoured car.
This is the man who won't believe
You are what you are.
- James Fenton
'Jerusalem' (1988)

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