I wish we could be
alone more
Yiska said
we sat looking across
the playing field
school in the distance
modern building
glass and brick
and concrete
me too
I said
the sun allowed us this
if it had rained
we would not
have been here
sitting on the field
we'd be stuck inside
the hall
kicking our heels
or classrooms
doing puzzles
or games in boxes
boys kicked *****
girls sat talking
in groups
loud laughter
there are always eyes
out here
she said
tongues wag
gossip starts
I dreamed of you
last night
I said
I dreamed we were alone
in my room
side by side
in my bed
I wish I shared
that dream
she said
I dreamed
of my mother
and her low mood
and her moaning
about my room
and the untidiness
and she jabbing
my back
with each word
some boy scored a goal
between coats
on the field
and boys yelled
what did we do?
she asked
leaning closer
when?
I said
in your dream
she said
I don't know
I said
I woke up
and left the dream
in my head.
May 28, 2014
May 28, 2014 at 8:08 AM UTC
I wish we could be
alone more
Yiska said
we sat looking across
the playing field
school in the distance
modern building
glass and brick
and concrete
me too
I said
the sun allowed us this
if it had rained
we would not
have been here
sitting on the field
we'd be stuck inside
the hall
kicking our heels
or classrooms
doing puzzles
or games in boxes
boys kicked *****
girls sat talking
in groups
loud laughter
there are always eyes
out here
she said
tongues wag
gossip starts
I dreamed of you
last night
I said
I dreamed we were alone
in my room
side by side
in my bed
I wish I shared
that dream
she said
I dreamed
of my mother
and her low mood
and her moaning
about my room
and the untidiness
and she jabbing
my back
with each word
some boy scored a goal
between coats
on the field
and boys yelled
what did we do?
she asked
leaning closer
when?
I said
in your dream
she said
I don't know
I said
I woke up
and left the dream
in my head.
A BOY AND GIRL IN 1962.
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