Gold Stars And Lollies
Loved to write my little
stories, even then. If
they were good
enough, you got a
gold star, or even
a lolly pop; the lollies,
we would steal, at
times when no reward
was due. Free lollies,
and interest-free credit with
Mummy can't be bad. In those days,
sitting on a comparatively
comfy purple chair was
a privilege - an honour. Sand
pits, dolls, and
bears could bring such joy. I still
love teddy bears today. We
learned to play recorders,
in the juniors, as you
do. Recorder rallies of
"London's Burning". Remember?
What a racket! Even assemblies could
be rather fun; we took turns
to perform class plays. PE
was never easy, but
rounders, out of school, was
not so bad. Not
so serious. Didn't really
let anyone down so
much by
being crap. After that,
we went up to the
"big school",
and there I got completely lost. I'm
still trying to find
the escape route,
at twenty-eight years of
age. Tell me: Am I getting warm?
Paula Puddephatt
First published in Panda Quarterly Poetry Magazine, in 2002
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Sometimes I Curl Up
Sometimes i curl up
tight, in a ball
with a pillow
a blank pillow
pillows are alright really
they don't criticise you
don't call you names
don't shout at you
don't make you cry
just me and my pillow
curled up, in a ball
and everyone and everything else
can just fuck off
and leave us be
no-one can hurt us now.
Anon
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Touched Up
Just a little cautionary note: This poem may be
TRIGGERY for some. Keep yourself safe
and please don't read it if you think it'll badly affect you. Take
Care, xxx R
he touched me as i felt
he should not have
done
as i had never been
touched
before
alas i could not tell
i did not even know
exactly
how far it was
permissible for a
boy to go
it wasn't full rape
and he was
only my own age
after all
just some poxy lad
from school
he got away with it
i should have told
at aged fifteen i could not
be so bold
i've seen him around since
and i know he knows
what he did
and got away with
he has glorified his
actions in his
own mind
knowing that i kept his
filthy secret
made it into mine
Paula Puddephatt |
