Friday 4 February 2011

Incident in Oldham


INCIDENT IN OLDHAM

they come over
the bridge
from town

SHUT UP
she shouts
you've got yr fags
you've got yr booze
you've got yr wallpapering
you've got yr tea
WHAT
   MORE
     DO
        YOU
          WANT?

she pulls
her warm lined coat
around her
stalks off

shirt-sleeved
he moves
the sagging plastic bag
from hand to hand

the young lad
tags
on to the empty hand.

© GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Oldham, 3rd March 1990

Publication

1997 Lateral Moves (UK)

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