Not just a venue
The stage lights
blind your eyes.
The crackle of air
buzzing as the
electricity zips around,
before
your voice hits the mic,
and the swimming feeling
lifts you higher, carried
upon the waves of a crowd
appreciating the beauty
in the words we spin, worlds
formed from paper and ink.
But it is so much more.
This is not just a venue
for our words to soar,
it is community.
The heartbeat of Leicester.
The walls adorned
with local art, music
sounding out from local bands,
local poets speaking aloud.
We stand proud, a united city
all under one roof.
Not just a venue, a place of truth.
It is a safe space, giving us
permission to be ourselves.
No outcasts in this place,
no one falls, as we lift them up onto
our shoulders and hold them safe.
Not just a venue, but a community
of love that has so much more to give.
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