Ed Sutcliffe said
he saw his cousin
walk from bathroom
to bedroom (not his)
starkers
nigh on
had to push
my eyes back in
the sockets
he added
you muck pig
O’Brien said
you did it
on purpose
so you could
have a gawk
I never did
it was just
one of those things
never in a month
of Sundays
would I have gawked
Sutcliffe said
is she worth
the gawking?
you asked
o to be sure she is
O’Brien said
would Eddie here
be gawking
at a titless wonder?
no to be sure
she’s got to be worth
the eye strain
but not my cousin
Sutcliffe said
I’d not be waiting
outside the bathroom
to gawk at her
coming out
so say you Succy
you lecherous bronco
I think I saw her once
you said
hasn’t she got
white blonde hair
like yourself
and more curves
than the figure eight?
no
Sutcliffe said
that’s not her
that’s my mother
you’ve seen
you don’t gawk
your mother
do you Eddie?
O’Brien said
what you take me for
of course not
Sutcliffe said
he’s just joking
with you
you said
nothing meant
Sutcliffe walked ahead
in a strop
four letter words
coming over
his thin shoulder
poor old Eddie
you sure take
the *****
out of him
you said
ah it’s nothing
O’Brien said
he’ll get over it
as the bishop
got over the actress
and sure enough
as soon as you all
reached the school gates
Sutcliffe was his old self
wanting a quick drag
on O’Brien’s smoke
thinking all
the old patter
as one huge joke.
Jul 5, 2013
Jul 5, 2013 at 12:29 PM UTC
Ed Sutcliffe said
he saw his cousin
walk from bathroom
to bedroom (not his)
starkers
nigh on
had to push
my eyes back in
the sockets
he added
you muck pig
O’Brien said
you did it
on purpose
so you could
have a gawk
I never did
it was just
one of those things
never in a month
of Sundays
would I have gawked
Sutcliffe said
is she worth
the gawking?
you asked
o to be sure she is
O’Brien said
would Eddie here
be gawking
at a titless wonder?
no to be sure
she’s got to be worth
the eye strain
but not my cousin
Sutcliffe said
I’d not be waiting
outside the bathroom
to gawk at her
coming out
so say you Succy
you lecherous bronco
I think I saw her once
you said
hasn’t she got
white blonde hair
like yourself
and more curves
than the figure eight?
no
Sutcliffe said
that’s not her
that’s my mother
you’ve seen
you don’t gawk
your mother
do you Eddie?
O’Brien said
what you take me for
of course not
Sutcliffe said
he’s just joking
with you
you said
nothing meant
Sutcliffe walked ahead
in a strop
four letter words
coming over
his thin shoulder
poor old Eddie
you sure take
the *****
out of him
you said
ah it’s nothing
O’Brien said
he’ll get over it
as the bishop
got over the actress
and sure enough
as soon as you all
reached the school gates
Sutcliffe was his old self
wanting a quick drag
on O’Brien’s smoke
thinking all
the old patter
as one huge joke.
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