She Explained

By mickleinapickle

Tue, 23 Jan 2018

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4 comments

She was distracted

and he ran on the pitch
in an instinctive,
uninhibited,
exhilarating chase
along the right wing.

He out-stripped

the startled player,

gave the ball

a tremendous kick
and followed up
with a round of applause
as he watched it
cannon off the post
and career into the stands.

She explained

that he always clapped
when he was proud
of something he'd achieved,

so they all laughed
and agreed

it was an excellent kick,

most of them applauded
and someone shouted,

“Well done, young man!”

He suffered

her gentle admonishment

when he returned
dutifully to her side

and the match
attained normality

as he retreated
back to his world,

with his autistic smile
perceptibly wider.

Comments

It's a cracking poem and no

Permalink Submitted by fatboy74 on Tue, 2018-01-23 20:16

It's a cracking poem and no mistake. Really enjoyed this.

Thanks for your comment and

Permalink Submitted by mickleinapickle on Sun, 2018-01-28 17:03

Thanks for your comment and cherries.

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Interesting piece. It's all

Permalink Submitted by Stephen Thom on Sat, 2018-01-27 04:28

Interesting piece. It's all relative, experience of life, and it feels a joyous, pretty moment. The title feels well chosen, in that way that there is often explaining. I may be reading it wrong - it's late. Much enjoyed though, good work

Thanks for your comment,

Permalink Submitted by mickleinapickle on Sun, 2018-01-28 17:07

Thanks for your comment, Stephen. The poem is based on my son who is severely autistic. One of his carers took him to watch a football match and he ran on the pitch after a loose ball. There was a bit of consternation until the carer explained about his condition. Her explanation sorted it all out. It was actually one of those magic moments in life.