Coalville Villanelle

I'm going to Coalville in my mind
Pursued by dogs and angry mobs,
Leaving my brain and body behind.

I see blank verse where once it rhymed.
Can anyone hear my muffled sobs?
I'm going to Coalville in my mind.

Written in capitals; underlined:
"THE SPIRIT SINKS THEN UP IT BOBS..."
Leaving my brain and body behind.

I can't relax and I can't unwind.
The temple of North West Leicestershire throbs.
I'm going to Coalville in my mind.

No genteel feel, no longer refined,
I yearn for pies and faggot cobs
Since leaving my brain and body behind.

Sapphire and Steel have been assigned -
It could be one of their hardest jobs.
I'm going to Coalville in my mind,
Leaving my brain and body behind.

B.R. 26/11/2012


How best to get to Coalville? Sapphire & Steel debate the relative merits of going via the M69/M1 and taking the A447 (Ibstock Road) route.

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