She's nae ready yit
Mrs Scot said
when I called for Hannah
at the flat.
Will she be long?
I asked.
Ah dinnae kinn
she said
waltzing away
up the passage
leaving me
on the doorstep
gazing at her
disappearing ****
I looked back
into the Square.
Boys were riding their bikes
round the pram sheds
and girls were playing
hop-scotch
in chalked out boxes
or doing handstands
against the wall.
Thought I heard your voice
Hannah said
I was in the bog.
Mum's not
in a happy mood
as Dad forgot
her birthday present
yesterday and today.
I nodded
and looked at her
standing there.
We're going out
she called to her mother.
A grunt came back
along the passage way.
We went out
and she closed the door.
Is she ever happy
your mother?
I said.
Ah dinnae kinn
Hannah said
and smiled.
We went to the park
and rode the swings
and slide.
Then we lay on the grass
and she did mimics
of her mother
and we laughed a lot.
Then we sat in the shade
of the trees
being hot.
May 19, 2018
May 19, 2018 at 1:02 PM UTC
She's nae ready yit
Mrs Scot said
when I called for Hannah
at the flat.
Will she be long?
I asked.
Ah dinnae kinn
she said
waltzing away
up the passage
leaving me
on the doorstep
gazing at her
disappearing ****
I looked back
into the Square.
Boys were riding their bikes
round the pram sheds
and girls were playing
hop-scotch
in chalked out boxes
or doing handstands
against the wall.
Thought I heard your voice
Hannah said
I was in the bog.
Mum's not
in a happy mood
as Dad forgot
her birthday present
yesterday and today.
I nodded
and looked at her
standing there.
We're going out
she called to her mother.
A grunt came back
along the passage way.
We went out
and she closed the door.
Is she ever happy
your mother?
I said.
Ah dinnae kinn
Hannah said
and smiled.
We went to the park
and rode the swings
and slide.
Then we lay on the grass
and she did mimics
of her mother
and we laughed a lot.
Then we sat in the shade
of the trees
being hot.
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