orion
visible for the first time in months
night frost
© Rachel Green March 2024
Sunday morning
ay the Quay market
sounded exciting to a small child'
In reality it was crowded, off-brand stalls
selling shoddy goods to the poor
who couldn't afford the shops in town.
Mum bought me the doll I wanted
but when I held it, the face
was just a piece of floppy plastic
and nowhere near the animated sneer
of the stallholder who declared
"No refunds allowed."
© Rachel Green March 2024
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