Our Neighbours and Us
by Jenny Bain
thejennybain@btinternet.com
They had an immaculate lawn
and mowed it every Sunday.
We had a muddy football patch.
And daisies.
They had a neat new Nissan;
also immaculate.
We had a blowzy blue Allegro,
which wasn’t.
They had a fancy cocktail
cabinet
with twinkly lights.
We had a battered book case,
and beer cans.
They had a three-piece suite
with
scatter cushions.
We had squashy armchairs
with saggy springs.
Their kids played out in
white safari suits.
Ours wore hand-me-down jeans
with holes in.
They didn’t have a dog.
We did.
It ate their rabbit.
They were very glad
when we moved.
So were we.
©2009 Jenny Bain
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