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Summer days that last forever
Afternoon sunshine glows
Hot cracked concrete beneath your bum
Little gritty tireless toes
Tiny red spider mites enjoy the heat
Blowing them they all clear off
A coil of bangers and a good sharp stone
The sulphuric smell like boffs
No such thing as ‘ grooming ’
Just like the’ Pedophiles ’ thing is new
We were told about local weirdos
Information we already knew
The summer stretched before you
Like twenty thousand years
Never ending playing out
As kids we had no fears
The smell of fields, ripe oil seed rape
Just right for making dens in
Taller than your head so farmer John couldn’t see you playing
Lemon flavor Hubba Bubba
Jawbreakers and Whams
Penny sweets in grubby trays
White chocolate mice so bland
Playing out, the streetlights
Told us it was time for home
As soon as lampposts all came on
You could hear the collective moan
Sunday night and dreading school
Clean bathed scabby knees
Talcum powder, cold wet hair
Empty homework sheets
For a child today
I think it’s sad and gone so quickly
There’s evil people everywhere
With thoughts that we find sickly
© katMaddi
Afternoon sunshine glows
Hot cracked concrete beneath your bum
Little gritty tireless toes
Tiny red spider mites enjoy the heat
Blowing them they all clear off
A coil of bangers and a good sharp stone
The sulphuric smell like boffs
No such thing as ‘ grooming ’
Just like the’ Pedophiles ’ thing is new
We were told about local weirdos
Information we already knew
The summer stretched before you
Like twenty thousand years
Never ending playing out
As kids we had no fears
The smell of fields, ripe oil seed rape
Just right for making dens in
Taller than your head so farmer John couldn’t see you playing
Lemon flavor Hubba Bubba
Jawbreakers and Whams
Penny sweets in grubby trays
White chocolate mice so bland
Playing out, the streetlights
Told us it was time for home
As soon as lampposts all came on
You could hear the collective moan
Sunday night and dreading school
Clean bathed scabby knees
Talcum powder, cold wet hair
Empty homework sheets
For a child today
I think it’s sad and gone so quickly
There’s evil people everywhere
With thoughts that we find sickly
© katMaddi
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