christmas lights
blurred by the rain
night walk
© Rachel Green December 2023
we were fearless
when we were kids
climbing the highest trees
jumping off roofs
walking on the outside ledge of a bridge
with a ten-metre drop below us
onto a concrete road.
We'd cycle thirty miles
and ask the pretty girls
if they wanted to date us
and nick Dr Who cards
from the Weetabix packets in Fine Fare.
I'm all grown up now
and I barely leave the house
for fear of violence
and the persecution of the Government.
© Rachel Green December 2023
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