Saturday 29 June 2024

when i was a child

 when i was a child


when i was a child

people died

and i grew up


pulling away

a day

became a night


twinkle twinkle little star

how i wonder what you are 

how i wondered what you were


they never said

they never did

they never do


dark rooms

and aspidistras

purple silk tablecloths


curtains drawn

all week

out of respect 


the parlour dour 

the midnight hour

westminster chimes


they were dark days


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