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Childhood Revisited

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BritFemme



Joined: 18 Dec 2006
Posts: 18
Location: IL
Childhood Revisited



Childhood Revisited



I am from the electric kettle

from malted milk biscuits and Morrisons

I am from the small terraced house with threadbare carpets and blackjack beetles

I am from the fuschia bush,

the conker tree

whose long gone limbs I remember

as if they were my own

I'm from cornish pasties and crooked smiles

from Gigi and Betty

I'm from nail biters and nostril flarers

and bit for the floor

I'm from beggars can't be choosers

and you get what you're given

and see you in the morgan, cat's playing the organ

I'm from handstands and tipply-top-tails and mother and the flyer

I'm from Chadderton and Manchester

cheese and onion pie and macaroni cheese

but most of all my hiding place

the old wardrobe that smelled of mothballs

stand up and feel my parents clothes on my face

with hands against the back of it, wishing for Narnia

noone will miss me as I close the door

sit down and enjoy the silence

as my eyes get used to the darkness inside

and my imagination begins to soar



JdM 8/13/08

Post Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:20 pm 
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DanceofSorrows



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Brit,

I like this in a strange sort of way. I really do.

Dance~

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