Lisa dresses for school,
buttons up the blouse
with fumbling fingers.
She stares down at her
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At Waterloo Station
the steam engines
puffed powerful steam
reaching up
...
Madrid
and after the street salesman
conned you
...
Jane fainted in the town
by the coach
on Saturday morning
and her mother
...
Fay met you
on your way home
from school
standing by the entrance
...
Mona sits on the school bus,
the noise of the other children
seems far away, she is indulging
in her thoughts. Lisa will get
...
Jane waited for you
by the narrow road
that led to Linch farm
...
When Helen heard
that Pete Badam
had poked your guts
she said
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All or nothing at all
her father had said
and it seemed right
until she met Harpoon
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Before choir practice
before entering
the vestry door
you and Judith
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