To Kill A Mockingbird: Poetry

By Xu Shi Guang and Bryan Leong and Lee Yun Jie

Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley

Arthur Boo Radley, notorious for his deeds
He was mad, the warnings heed
Morbid mutilations, occurring in the night
With the pets and animals, unable to put up a fight

Arthur's house, an object of fear
Nobody dared to venture near
Things that went over, never came out
For their house was cursed it was rumoured about

The Radleys kept to themselves, Mr Radley “buying cotton”
Not meeting anyone, getting cursed by others, their souls to burn
Not church goers, the Radleys prayed at home
Slowly, building up an invisible dome

Soon, the Radleys vanished from sight
Only, to be remembered like a creature of the night
Rumoured that Boo, Made friends with Cunninghams,
forming the nearest thing, Maycomb had to a gang

In one fateful night, under the influence of alcohol
They came together, up to mischief
Resisting arrest, locked Mr Conner behind a door
Ended up in the court getting charged like thieves

Mr Radley, came to court
To prevent Boo from being sent to be taught
And thus forth Boo was never seen again,
He was neither here nor there, forever detained.