At Jail Park
on the swings
Benedict's
with Helen
Saturday
afternoon
he in jeans
& tee shirt
she in an
old green dress
with flowers
was the film
very good
at the kid's
matinee
this morning?
she asks
pushing out
her plimsolls
to the sky
yes it was
Benedict
says softy
a Western
with Tonto
& friend the
Lone Ranger
did he have
his mask on?
Helen asks
yes he did
Benedict
says to her
my old man
bought me one
from the shop
with a gun
& holster
they ride high
on the swings
they can see
quite a lot
around them
can feel air
on their faces
& their hair
can I see
your black mask
& your gun?
Helen asks
sure you can
after this
he tells her
her eyes big
through her thick
lens glasses
maybe then
I can show
you something
she tells him
they slow down
their swinging
what you got
to show me?
he asks her
a new doll
my mum bought
well it's not
really new
but it's new
for me though
I've called her
Margaret
after the
Queen's sister
Helen says
Benedict
isn't sure
about dolls
but he'll go
to her house
to see it
& maybe
her mother
will give him
one of those
cakes she makes
sure he says
loved to see
your new doll
they get off
of the swings
& walk back
to his flat
(where he lives
with parents
& siblings)
he thinking
of Helen's
mother's cakes
& Helen
of seeing
Benedict's
mask & gun
walking on
together
underneath
a bright sky
& hot sun.
Jul 27, 2015
Jul 27, 2015 at 1:26 AM UTC
At Jail Park
on the swings
Benedict's
with Helen
Saturday
afternoon
he in jeans
& tee shirt
she in an
old green dress
with flowers
was the film
very good
at the kid's
matinee
this morning?
she asks
pushing out
her plimsolls
to the sky
yes it was
Benedict
says softy
a Western
with Tonto
& friend the
Lone Ranger
did he have
his mask on?
Helen asks
yes he did
Benedict
says to her
my old man
bought me one
from the shop
with a gun
& holster
they ride high
on the swings
they can see
quite a lot
around them
can feel air
on their faces
& their hair
can I see
your black mask
& your gun?
Helen asks
sure you can
after this
he tells her
her eyes big
through her thick
lens glasses
maybe then
I can show
you something
she tells him
they slow down
their swinging
what you got
to show me?
he asks her
a new doll
my mum bought
well it's not
really new
but it's new
for me though
I've called her
Margaret
after the
Queen's sister
Helen says
Benedict
isn't sure
about dolls
but he'll go
to her house
to see it
& maybe
her mother
will give him
one of those
cakes she makes
sure he says
loved to see
your new doll
they get off
of the swings
& walk back
to his flat
(where he lives
with parents
& siblings)
he thinking
of Helen's
mother's cakes
& Helen
of seeing
Benedict's
mask & gun
walking on
together
underneath
a bright sky
& hot sun.
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