birch tree
silver bark and yellow leaves
marked for felling
© Rachel Green November 2022
there's a child on the street
punching a slightly smaller boy
who doesn't want to fight back.
This is my childhood;
bullied by Peter Dasley, Chris Baker;
Tim Oswich; Janine Cauley.
It was my own fault, apparently,
for having ginger hair,
for being clever, for being poor;
for living in a big house
for doing my homework
for going to a different school
for going to college
for voting labour
for being trans
for being me.
© Rachel Green November 2022
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