Under 10

By Rhiannonw
Sat, 04 Jul 2026
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He’d been banned from watching TV
for being very rude.
They watched him sulky, angry
on imagined injuries brood.
“I’ll run away! that’ll teach them!
They’ll be sorry when I’m gone!
I’ll hide away in the park, and then
they’ll know that they were wrong!”
The afternoon passed slowly;
at 5 o’clock he felt
a gnawing, empty tummy,
so hollow under his belt.
His footsteps, quite unconsciously
turned back towards his home –
the magnetic pull of thoughts of tea
pulled strongly, calling, ‘Come!’.
[IP: Coming Home]
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Great IP response, well done
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Great IP response, well done Rhiannon!
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your poem triggered memories
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your poem triggered memories of jam sandwiches - who wouldn't go home for one of those? : )
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