Sitting atop their pedestals or high on the rooftops
Like the gargoyles of Notre-Dame contemplating the riot
Observing the human turmoil down below with a smirk
Tolling and trolling the hours backwards from grave to crib
Depending on the point of view
Everything has a different meaning and shape
We crawl and next we fly, until the fall
Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery