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93 from Putney Bridge (Apologies to J. Betjeman) Through the grey, suburban daybreak A steamy omnibus does throb Snug atop the upper storey On the way to her first job. Through the rain occluded window Most expectantly she peers On her lap a book unopened Titled Maths for Engineers. Pale and watery is the sunlight Shining over Colliers Wood So unlike the sun in Lagos Of her socialist childhood. Balfour, Palmerston and Gladstone Pass the roads on either side, But her calling now is humble As the end nears for her ride. Skips she lightly down the Broadway Past the shops and shuttered pub To the lemon yellow arches And the smell of cooking grub. Quickly dons her branded tabard Checks her braids now in the glass Kemi’s little heart is singing Cos at last she’s working class. Keith Oliver
November 16, 2024 at 1:46 PM