BORED YOUNG ME.

Milka's brothers and I

had been out for a few hours
and rode back on our bikes
and ust as I
was about to lea!e
Milka ca"e out
of the far"house
and wandered o!er to "e
aren't #ou sta#in$%
I watched her brothers
$o into the house
I $ot to $et back
I said
what about "e%
can't we $o so"e &lace%
ha!en't "uch ti"e
I said
where #ou $oin$%
cine"a
to see El!is
in so"e new "o!ie
can't I co"e%
ha!e #ou "one#%
no but #ou
could lend "e so"e
to $et in
she said
I looked back
at the far"house
what are #ou $oin$
to sa# to #our &arents%
the# will let "e $o
if #ou sa# I can
she said
I looked around
the fields and trees
at the rooks
in the hi$h trees
ok
I said
and walked back
to the house
and saw her "other
at the door
and asked her
she stared at Milka
ho&e she hasn't
been &esterin$ #ou%
she said
no I'd like her to co"e
I said
if that's ok%
the "other $a(ed at "e
then at Milka
I su&&ose #ou
want "one# then%
she said to Milka
no it's all ri$ht
"# treat
I said
Milka's brothers
ca"e to the door
&oor old Benn#
$ot cau$ht
$o back in bo#s
and lea!e this to "e
the "other said
she $a!e Milka so"e "one#
and told her
to $et so"e
decent clothes on
and I waited
in the kitchen
watchin$ Milka's "other
"ake a cake
her flour# fin$ers
hard at work
a set look
of deter"ination
on her face
the bo#s had $one off
to watch )*
lea!in$ the cake "akin$ watchin$
to bored #oun$ "e.