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A South London Lullaby (Free verse) by Caducus
Swollen as the Thames
she wiped her breast,
laid Aaron down
humming a lullaby
to dull reality.
Daddyâs gone a-hunting.
Mummyâs gone a-hiding.
Aaronâs gone asleep.
Dreaming of a rabbitskin.
Swollen as the Thames
she wiped blood from bruises,
laid Aaron down
opening her blouse
to feed reality.
Daddyâs gone a-buying
fuschias for his Princess
begging forgiveness from
Rapunzel of the tenements,
until Friday night
when sheâs a whore again.
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