Rosherville  –  
Some things do not change. 

Rosherville is still alive with cutthroats, 
faceless in deep hoods (now Reebok,) 
idling,
intent, 
burning icy need. 

In river pubs, stolen goods are easy 
and knives are quickly pulled,
stuck into soft, pulpy flesh. 

Beauty, it seems, is fragile, transient. 

Darkness and harshness endure.