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Knight on a 103 bus

Cherry

By sjp31

Wed, 29 Sep 2004
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urchin one, blazer too big,
in serious need of a coat
kicking stones - not nonchalant though -
too eager to watch for our bus
when it arrives he's a little knight
ushering me on first,
despite his early arrival
and for a moment I am a lady.

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