But on Carnival day the uniform is just another disguise
There is always a human being somewhere inside the puppet
And the call of duty is no match to the call of booty
The waving of the brown bodies and the crystal tinkle of laughter
The State seems to be so adverse to happiness as it strives on fear
Every year they bring more police under new pretenses
And the gentrification of Notting Hill sets more and more barricades
Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery