We silently cough up
Silver clouds
Run
Jump
Kiss the moon
Did they say we are troubled
She asks
Swinging on the morning bells
Frayed rope
Last hope
I spray stones in the old tin bath
Touch the water
Dream of oceans
Sail away
From the mist
The grist
This
Well that sounds silly
She reels me in
As she always does
Pokes the crevices
Squirts the blood
Look you are scarlet
Just like Queen
She giggles
Haven’t you had enough I ask
Never
She says
Playing leap frog over sugar lump jars
Why did the cow jump
Because he dropped his favourite spoon
She comes down
With a bang and a frown
Fire in the hold
All hands on deck
Don’t forget the water hose
We sit on the floor
Hold hands
Regroup
When do you think it will be better
I ask
When the final pear
Drop
Drops
I can’t be cross
She wipes her lips
Swallows
Perhaps when the threat is outside
Not in
She thinks so hard
Her forehead frowns
We hold our tummies
Lie down
Two little seeds
Left to rot
In barren fiery ground
I have had enough
I say
Too much sugar
Up then down
It’s really very tiring
We close our eyes
Silently cough up
Silver clouds.
