(They say childhood is the most fondly remembered time of people’s
lives. But some memories are best walled, forgotten and never having to recall until one day most unexpectedly it comes back to you and the walls come crumbling down)
Pinafores and pigtails
Giggles and glides
The sound of her laughter
The spark of her eyes
She called him dear uncle
She ran to say hi
He lifted her pronto
The man in disguise
Lip gloss & braids
School uniform & ties
The quiet hide n seek
From her uncle’s eyes
“Mummy, I can’t go”
“Mummy, it’s too hot outside”
She chides you for disobedience
She tells you – “Be nice”
Slowest steps of repulsion
She walks to his ambush
His cackle like cannons
Piercing skin, bones and thighs
