my father painted
the toilet seat
after I'd gone to bed
I was only six
he painted it yellow
I wasn't to know
I cried but it was
their laughter that hurt
Turpentine is cold
and smells so!
He could have told
I was only six
© GERALD ENGLAND
Composed: Upton by Chester, 16th June 1993
Publications
1994 Green's Magazine (Canada)
1996 Q (USA)
1998 LIMBO TIME (Hyde, New Hope International)
2005 The Spoon River Poetry Review (USA)
