Lydia
sat on the
red tiled door
step of the
ground floor flat
looking out
at the Square
one morning
one Sunday
her father
was in bed
her mother
preparing
Sunday lunch
listening
to music
on the old
radio
her 15
year old big
sister was
asleep with
her boyfriend
her brother
Hem was out
looking for
spiders
to pull off
their legs
one by one
the man with
his boxer
dog walked by
then she saw
Benedict
in tee shirt
and blue jeans
armed with his
6 shooters
in holsters
wearing a
cowboy hat
where abouts
you going?
She asked him
clean up Dodge
he replied
why? is it
***** then?
She called out
sitting there
in her green
flowered dress
Benedict
walked over
to where she
was sitting
you ok?
He asked her
pushing back
on his head
the black hat
no I'm bored
and fed up
she replied
come with me
we can both
clean up Dodge
Benedict
said to her
so where's Dodge?
She asked him
on the big
bomb site off
Meadow Row
can I have
one of your
6 shooters?
Sure you can
have to tell
my mum where
I'm going
Lydia said
Benedict
nodded his
head and said
best not to
mention Dodge
or she may
not let you
go with me
so she went
indoors and
asked her mum
where will you
be? she asked
we're going
to clean up
Dodge City
who are we?
Benedict
and just me
her mother
stared at her
o I see
mother said
be careful
of the roads
and that was
all she said
carrying
on with the
preparing
of the lunch
Lydia
went off with
Benedict
borrowing
one of his
6 shooters
tucked in the
green bow of
her green dress
her eyes bright
her straight hair
unbrushed
and
quite a mess.
Jun 13, 2015
Jun 13, 2015 at 3:20 AM UTC
Lydia
sat on the
red tiled door
step of the
ground floor flat
looking out
at the Square
one morning
one Sunday
her father
was in bed
her mother
preparing
Sunday lunch
listening
to music
on the old
radio
her 15
year old big
sister was
asleep with
her boyfriend
her brother
Hem was out
looking for
spiders
to pull off
their legs
one by one
the man with
his boxer
dog walked by
then she saw
Benedict
in tee shirt
and blue jeans
armed with his
6 shooters
in holsters
wearing a
cowboy hat
where abouts
you going?
She asked him
clean up Dodge
he replied
why? is it
***** then?
She called out
sitting there
in her green
flowered dress
Benedict
walked over
to where she
was sitting
you ok?
He asked her
pushing back
on his head
the black hat
no I'm bored
and fed up
she replied
come with me
we can both
clean up Dodge
Benedict
said to her
so where's Dodge?
She asked him
on the big
bomb site off
Meadow Row
can I have
one of your
6 shooters?
Sure you can
have to tell
my mum where
I'm going
Lydia said
Benedict
nodded his
head and said
best not to
mention Dodge
or she may
not let you
go with me
so she went
indoors and
asked her mum
where will you
be? she asked
we're going
to clean up
Dodge City
who are we?
Benedict
and just me
her mother
stared at her
o I see
mother said
be careful
of the roads
and that was
all she said
carrying
on with the
preparing
of the lunch
Lydia
went off with
Benedict
borrowing
one of his
6 shooters
tucked in the
green bow of
her green dress
her eyes bright
her straight hair
unbrushed
and
quite a mess.
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