Well Hidden 1962 Poem by Terry Collett

Do you known
what sex is like?
Yiska said.

No
I lied.

We were lying
on the grass
of the sports field
near school.

A warm sun
overhead.

Wonder what it's like
she said.

No idea
I replied
although I lied.

She looked at me
I wish we could
find out
she said
but there is
no where here abouts.

No no where
I said.

She lay on her back
gazing at the sky.

I lay beside her
other kids were
lying about
or playing ball
or chase games.

If my mother
wasn't home all day
we could go there
in our lunch time
but she's
always there
Yiska said.

Shame she
don't go out
I said.

Some girls in class
reckon they have
but I think they
just say that
to sound big
she said.

Guess they do
I said.

Any boys
in your class
reckon they have?
she said.

No one has said
to me such
I said.

Too young really
I guess
she said.

Yes I guess so
I said
keeping what Yehudit
and I did in the gym
that lunch time
well hid.