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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