Blackwall hostel is
the most popular – you can get to the world
The walls are black
because the virus killed a group of monks
the first is Shah; stained lamb
of Newkirk
the second is Floki;
settler on record
the third is Minut; pale
the fourth is Trem; servant
to corpse wind
the final is Blak; drop of rain
Nightmare shells crack a deafening strike
in the attic
where grateful tongues slap the deck