because I have a son my mum-heart breaks
to see a loose boy barefoot running through
the dirt with hoop and stick skull of his mother
grubby, white, spaced like good t e e t h
next to uncle boko on the ledge underground
cave smelling of piss dusty filth of bat and feather
no paintings to story no sandals with bling to
no NASA launch pad for you no subterranean
loop to a chocolate milk no rattle tram-clunk to
a Kew-burb for a haircut new tee-shirt made in
China Mambo if you’re lucky no :) for you
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