Second Page Flashcards
Loved harder, better -
Grandmother cuts into my track, surprising
Grandmother cuts into my track, surprising:
Just to know my grown size
Just to know my grown size
Wearing the blue frock I wore to her husband’s funeral
Wearing the blue frock I wore to her husband’s funeral
That I didn’t fit in by the time it was hers
That I didn’t fit in by the time it was hers
She leans close, pinches my cheek
She leans close, pinches my cheek
Slips Me a Tunnock Tea cake
Slips Me a Tunnock Tea Cake
Before reuniting her arm through David’s
Before reuniting her arm through David’s
Disappearing again, off to bet on the Gee-gees
Disappearing again, off to bet on the Gee-gees
A laugh booms. Cracks
A laugh booms. Cracks.
Gravitas. Thunder
Gravitas. Thunder
All lightning - Houdini marvels
All lightning - Houdini marvels
In finest technicolour Batik
In finest technicolour Batik
Shirt of his own design, of course
Shirt of his own design, of course
There He is
There He is
I run, need faster than feet,
I run, need faster than feet,
I leap and when my Dad catches Me
I leap and when my Dad catches Me
In his big arms, all cradled, safely returned
In his big arms, all cradled, safely returned
At long last, my baby
At long last, my baby
Hair tickles a once-again dark beard, little
Hair tickles a once-again dark beard, little
Dungarees crammed with pistachio shells
Dungarees crammed with pistachio shells
He just taught Me how to crack for the second-first time
He just taught me how to crack for the second-first time
Everyone howls as I make grubby swipes
Everyone howls as I make grubby swipes
For his pint of Fosters- He’s happy, distracted
For his pint of Fosters - He’s happy, distracted
Regaling stories from The Gambia - He’s without care
