Celebrities by the pool
A bomb at a Manchester pop concert
dominates the news for a fortnight
world leaders express their revulsion
celebrities organise a show of solidarity
Leaning on my gate
a neighbour stops for a chinwag
“lovely day” says he
“there’s been another bomb” I say
“oh my god!” he gasps
“ninety dead this time”
His hands go to his face in shock
“where?” he asks with a tremble in his voice
“Kabul” I inform him
and his concern melts from away
The world leaders are silent
The twittersphere is silent
Celebrities sun themselves by the pool
