Form: List Poem
Maths ‘O’ Level….1981….algebra not strong enough
Driving test….1984……need for less speed
Bike test…….1986……. nailed it
Scalextric…..red car…..why can’t I say I prefer blue
Gary Numan…..1980…..long queue in the rain…..got tickets
Grease…..1979……watching the film again……Livvy is sooo hot
In the back garden….1998…..I tried to tell you….words didn’t come
A beach somewhere……2008……nothing has changed……I can’t go on
Portsmouth…..1985…….so much pain but he’s worth it…..the purest love
Portsmouth again……1990……he’s worth it too……and I know love again
Southampton General…….1982…..my head hurts….let them believe it was an accident
Exeter….. 2010…….finally someone hears what I say……starting the journey
Brighton….2015……wake up and they are gone……free to be me
Home….2020…..Covid-19 gathering pace…….behind the shield I’m still here
©JGFarmer2020
A Garret Poet 