When I was laid in the white place and the giant fly came I was a tiny thing and it came close to look at me I wanted to hide and made myself smaller Then another one came and they fought Rolling over and over My first memory laid in a pram outside
She sat me on the table and went outside I saw her look through the window as I fell
I ran across the room and couldn't stop So I ran into a chair Because I knew I could stand up holding on to it They all shouted in delight at my first steps
Leaning over the side of my pushchair I watched the wheels on the muddy path
I was running looking up at the blue sky There were pink flowers against it
She left me alone in the garden and went out She took my sister in her pram and I wanted to go too She said I had to stay in the garden I stayed and I saw a plane fall out of the sky I cried that the pilot might be hurt She said I'd made it all up because I'd had to stay behind At breakfast dad in his vest put the paper on the table In front of me with a picture in it Did he die? I asked Yes he said But it wasn't in the direction you pointed