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© Rachel Green October 2025
Pennies for the Guy
Mum would make an offer: a choice of hand
to celebrate the death of Catholic men
Though Catholic, too, we lived on Proddy land
obedient to social laws therein.
The choice of toy or fireworks was bound
to the value of a pre-determined sum
(this was when twelve banger boxes were a pound
and before embracing Hallowe'ening fun)
And often in those years I had no friends
to share the joy of joy of gunpowder and bangs
and chose the toy since gunpowder offends
the war-torn years on which her life still hangs
But when she died and freed me from belief
Embracing flames was my source of relief.
© Rachel Green October 2025
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