IN MY WAY.A Poem by Terry CollettA BOY AND GIRL IN 1950S LONDONLydia stops me from thumping Hem even though he'd bruised her earlier that morning on her arm let it go she tells me I've seen Hem in the Square sneaking back like some fox having been after hens we're both 9 Hem's older but skinny I watch him beneath us looking down from the third balcony of the flats where I live her thin arm loops through mine to hold me ain't worth it she tells me but she knows I'll have him at some time hound him down like the fox that he is one morning while she sleeps in her bed and I'm up looking out from my high balcony like a hawk for its prey I'll get him I tell her smiling soft on a day in my way. © 2015 Terry Collett |
StatsAuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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