Take a seat
Go on
My life is as comfortable as a concrete sofa
Outside the hospital
Old man’s navy blue pyjamas
That place
That we left
But still holds us
In a way we do not want to be held
We would like
A hand
Soft and kind
But measured
Yes, measured that’s the perfect word
To mix up the concrete
To bury the stones
To whisk the powder
Into rainbows not pepper
We smile
The blue seats are safe
The blue seats are safe
A different blue
Not navy old man
Young
Like Alice ’s
dress
We skip there
Like we skip to tea
It is where we collect the brew that feeds us
Keeps us alive
Keeps us alice
Keeps us under
Yes, if we came up we would remember
Plaster cast arm
Stairwell
Toilet
Bin
Jump
Jump
Jump
The plaster cast
Like concrete
Taking us
Down
Down
Down
The hole
We were dragged up
Pulleys and chains
Made to wait until the bones fixed
Then held
Held again in this bad way
We do not like
Take a seat
Go on
It is comfortable as concrete
I can share
Don’t pull drag hold
This is my life
Mine
Dusted in powder
Solid as stone.
