This poem is taken from Stand 233, 20(1) March - May 2022.

Phil Connolly Two Poems
Things Bothering Sam

Mum’s not right. Walls of pillows
and the years have leant her back to watch
her youngest’s ears sprout like handles
off the FA Cup; the kind of add-ons
bullies love to tweak, whispering
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