The time I like best is 6am

the nooligans ignored himhis voice was lost in the din‘The theme for today is violenceand homework will be setI’m going to teach you a lessonone that you’ll never forget’He picked on a boy who was shoutingand throttled him then and therethen garrotted the girl behind him(the one with grotty hair)Then sword in hand he hacked…

May thieves go to jailfor a very long time.They’ve had a hard dayhelping clean up the town,Now they hang from the mantelpieceboth upside down.A glass of warm bloodand then straight up the stairs,Batman and Robinare saying their prayers.* * *They’ve locked all the doorsand they’ve put out the bat,Put on their batjamas(They like doing that)They’ve…

I ask the lady in frontWhat are we queuing for.‘To join another queue,’She explains.‘How pointless,’ I say,‘I’m leaving.’ She pointsTo another long queue.‘Then you must get in line.’I join the queue.We move up nicely.

A stranger called this morningDressed all in black and greyPut every sound into a bagAnd carried them awayThe whistling of the kettleThe turning of the lockThe purring of the kittenThe ticking of the clockThe popping of the toasterThe crunching of the flakesWhen you spread the marmaladeThe scraping noise it makesThe hissing of the frying panThe…

Can I be the leader?Can I? I can?Promise? Promise?Yippee I’m the leaderI’m the leaderOK what shall we do?

Why are they all so big, other children?So noisy? So much at home theyMust have been born in uniformLived all their lives in playgroundsSpent the years inventing gamesThat don’t let me in. GamesThat are rough, that swallow you up.And the railings.All around, the railings.Are they to keep out wolves and monsters?Things that carry off and…