A Protest March after the painting by L. S. Lowry, 1959 Get out of the road, dogs! They're coming, marching but this lot aren’t from the factories, they're too well dressed, too high and mighty to carry banners. They’re obviously in ranks, big knobs first. One or two women add a token red to the black and grey prism. But why my street? Why not take the scenic route instead? Scenic my arse. They just want us to see power on the move. This is no protest, more a march. Not a sound from neighbours as they stand still and watch. The men bow their heads, one man stands erect! Silly buggers, it’s politics not a bloody funeral march. Taken from the forthcoming pamphlet Like A Fish Out Of Batter, Poems after L. S. Lowry (Indigo Dreams Publishing), where Catherine gives voice to the people in Lowry's paintings.