The Funeral of Mark Cecil

[Brownlie]

You must be some kind of supernatural thing to write about your own funeral, unless you're pretending to be dead I guess. 

The funeral of Mark Cecil (1st edit)

He thumped along the ground like a hippo
Grunting a syllable each thud he made:
“Max - i - mill - i - en Robes - pi - erre” he said
Having the same thoughts of grandeur as he did -- Of grandeur seems clunky

For he saw himself as a Frenchman
and thought earnestly that he would be compared
to many great men of that nation, men like: -- Not sure you need a colon here. It's not really wrong but colon usually comes after a complete article or whatever (with sub. and verb).
Robespierre, Danton, Marat and Voltaire

To him his death would be of world renown - Syntax is a bit clunky here. For instance, "would be of" seems like too much dead weight.
all people's of the earth would mourn his death -- Do you need to repeat the same thing in two lines? I guess it's not the same but sort of.
many would rush to come and pay their respects
especially the people of France

He died the second of February --Clunky syntax February second avoids "of February." Of course, you may have to tweak meter to fit.
two thousand and fifteen in Craigavon.
He believed the French would call him there own
and would say in time “je suis Mark Cecil”

But his death and funeral never took place
no masked and armed men came to kill him,
no mourning tears were shed at his passing, -- Not sure I like "mourning tears." Mourning seems too abstract/already evident and not adding much as an adjective. 
no funeral with a coffin was laid to rest. -- Laid to rest= cliche. I guess cliches can be OK, but I think that is one. How is the funeral ceremony laid to rest?

For on that day his mind was guillotined -- Not a fan of "For" as a starter. Sounds to antiquated or poetical. 
his thoughts were shredded of all meaning-- Does a guillotine shred?
his head fell from the stock into madness
the isolation unit became his coffin. -- Sounds like he went to the madhouse. If so, would like some elaboration.

His family shed no tears for they were absent -- Could you say his absent family?
only strange undertakers were present
who rather than bury the deceased
resurrected him from his great folly.


The funeral of Mark Cecil

To him his death would be of world renown
all people's of the earth would mourn his passing
many would rush to come and pay their respects
especially the people of France

For he saw himself as a Frenchman
and thought earnestly that he would be compared
to many great men of that nation, men like:
Descartes, Pascal, Sartre and Voltaire

Many in Paris who said “je suis Charlie”
would say in time “je suis Mark Cecil”
deceased the second February
two thousand and fifteen in Craigavon

But his death and funeral never took place
no masked and armed men came to kill him,
no mourning tears were shed at his passing,
no funeral with a coffin was laid to rest.

For on that fateful day his mind perished
Making him follow the ways of the beasts
descending him into the grave of madness
With the isolation unit his coffin.

His family shed no tears for they were absent
Only strange undertakers were present
Who rather than bury the deceased
Resurrected him from his great folly.

Fun topic. My main gripes are that some language is clunky and some confusion. What happened? Did he envision being a great martyr and then end up babbling in a mental institution? I'm not sure. Thanks for posting. : )