statement

[heslopian]

he left work at six o'clock.

we trapped him down the alleyway.
i hit the back of his head with a brick
hidden in my mum's stocking,
then harry held him down as I worked his spine.

a bird chirped somewhere nearby.
a leaf blew against my left shoe.
i kicked it off. it was like kicking off a dog.

i got a lot of blood on me but it was okay
because i was wearing my dad's mack,
and harry had brought his sport's bag
so i could stuff it inside.

we did it because harry's dad said he was a pervert.
he lived by himself and was always giving
sweets to kids. james said he looked at him once
as he was walking to school.
james had thrown a stone at his window
but still.

after we did it we left him there.
he kind of whined a bit but it was drowned out by that bird.
i kicked some more leaves then we went home for tea.