04-05-2017, 10:27 PM
Instead of Homework
The corner shop learned to resist
four o'clock, its neat rows
and smartly stacked columns
disheveled by handfuls
as they rush to the call of sugar.
Smiths, salt and vinegar crisps
and a golden cup
would be our quiet shoppers tipple.
A latch key kid
boot lace around his neck
reaches home and unlocks a moment
in the silence of the house.
The dog follows his routine,
barking to come back inside
to sit by his side and watch the movement
of food like a tennis match.
Their feast is completed by a glass of milk
and the words Hanna Barbera
as the warming TV screen
brightens into colour and gives up
another anticipated episode.
The corner shop learned to resist
four o'clock, its neat rows
and smartly stacked columns
disheveled by handfuls
as they rush to the call of sugar.
Smiths, salt and vinegar crisps
and a golden cup
would be our quiet shoppers tipple.
A latch key kid
boot lace around his neck
reaches home and unlocks a moment
in the silence of the house.
The dog follows his routine,
barking to come back inside
to sit by his side and watch the movement
of food like a tennis match.
Their feast is completed by a glass of milk
and the words Hanna Barbera
as the warming TV screen
brightens into colour and gives up
another anticipated episode.
If your undies fer you've been smoking through em, don't peg em out