After boring nature study lessons
with Miss Ashdown
and on the walk home
from school
Janice said
the man along
the balcony
of the flats
where I live with my Gran
blackened
his wife's eyes
and locked her out
of their flat
and she was crying
and shouting
to be let in
and this was 4 o'clock
in the morning
and Gran went out there
and tried
to get the man
to let his wife in
but he wouldn't
and someone phoned the police
but they said it was a domestic
and that she'd have
to sort it out herself
and so Gran let her stay
at our place
for the rest
of the night
and so she slept
on our settee
not that she slept much
she was crying
for a long while after
here Janice paused
by the newspaper shop
and went in with you
to buy some sweets
with money
she had over
from her birthday
and you had enough
from your pocket money
to get some bubblegum
then walked on
so what happened next?
you asked
she went back
to her flat this morning
and knocked
on the door of her flat
and he let her in
by which time
he had calmed down
and was all over her
like chickenpox
as Gran said
what an ****
you said
not what Gran would say
but yes he is awful
and it's not
the first time either
and her eyes
were really bruised
this morning
if I thought
it'd do any good
you said
I'd go round there
and blow him away
with my toy 6 shooter
Janice looked at you
that wouldn't help
she said
no I guess not
you said
but at least it'd show him
we don't like his sort
in town
we don't
Janice said
once he dragged her
along the balcony
by her hair
and Gran chased him
with her broomstick
and he rushed indoors
leaving his wife
on the balcony
in a heap
I could always fire
an arrow at him
as he entered the flats
from the balcony
you said
no
don't it wouldn't do
any good
Janice said patiently
you went down
the subway together
and along
and your words
echoed
along the walls
especially the words
he's a *******
having that gross sound
as it bounced
off the walls
like bullets
from a gun
and Janice said
hush not so loud
but you liked it
you liked playing
to the crowd.
Dec 8, 2013
Dec 8, 2013 at 1:49 AM UTC
After boring nature study lessons
with Miss Ashdown
and on the walk home
from school
Janice said
the man along
the balcony
of the flats
where I live with my Gran
blackened
his wife's eyes
and locked her out
of their flat
and she was crying
and shouting
to be let in
and this was 4 o'clock
in the morning
and Gran went out there
and tried
to get the man
to let his wife in
but he wouldn't
and someone phoned the police
but they said it was a domestic
and that she'd have
to sort it out herself
and so Gran let her stay
at our place
for the rest
of the night
and so she slept
on our settee
not that she slept much
she was crying
for a long while after
here Janice paused
by the newspaper shop
and went in with you
to buy some sweets
with money
she had over
from her birthday
and you had enough
from your pocket money
to get some bubblegum
then walked on
so what happened next?
you asked
she went back
to her flat this morning
and knocked
on the door of her flat
and he let her in
by which time
he had calmed down
and was all over her
like chickenpox
as Gran said
what an ****
you said
not what Gran would say
but yes he is awful
and it's not
the first time either
and her eyes
were really bruised
this morning
if I thought
it'd do any good
you said
I'd go round there
and blow him away
with my toy 6 shooter
Janice looked at you
that wouldn't help
she said
no I guess not
you said
but at least it'd show him
we don't like his sort
in town
we don't
Janice said
once he dragged her
along the balcony
by her hair
and Gran chased him
with her broomstick
and he rushed indoors
leaving his wife
on the balcony
in a heap
I could always fire
an arrow at him
as he entered the flats
from the balcony
you said
no
don't it wouldn't do
any good
Janice said patiently
you went down
the subway together
and along
and your words
echoed
along the walls
especially the words
he's a *******
having that gross sound
as it bounced
off the walls
like bullets
from a gun
and Janice said
hush not so loud
but you liked it
you liked playing
to the crowd.
A BOY AND GIRL IN 1950S LONDON.
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