The Sheer Brilliance Of Banksy Poem by Shaun Cronick

The elusive artist Banksy,
Has given one of his paintings,
To Southampton General Hospital.
Where it will hang in a foyer,
Near the Emergency Department.
Till autumn and then be auctioned off,
To raise money for the NHS.
Mostly a monochrome painting depicting,
A young boy dressed in dungarees and a T-shirt,
Kneeling by a wastepaper basket.
In the wastepaper basket are his discarded,
Batman and Spiderman model figures.
In favour of a new action model figure...
An NHS nurse.
The boy is holding this figure,
The nurse's arm is outstretched and pointing forward,
In the fashion of Superman on a mission.
She is wearing a facemask,
A nurse's cape,
And an apron with the Red Cross emblem.
The only touch of colour in the painting.

Banksy also left a note for all the hospital workers,
Which read: -
'Thanks for all you're doing.
I hope this brightens the place up a bit,
Even if its only black and white.'

Banksy's painting is brilliant.
And that man has a heart of gold.