Kerri Shying R #249 - Small boy child

Small boy child

you just made it to nine

before you made a rope choice

in the garage  it was your mother

with the washing wet

in her basket 

saw you first

like you saw her facebook posts

what rotten kids you were

I heard you were out running

in the streets

with a bad crowd

at nine  and people said

come and talk if you need to

as if you were an adult

and so you were

tall enough at least to reach

a rafter

tip and gone