A spiderweb was on the wall.
It was as big as the palm
Of an adult’s hand. A black spider
Walking on the wall
Waiting for prey to fall.
I wanted to get the web
Off the wall, but I didn’t
Want to make the poor
Spider homeless. So the web
Remained on the wall,
And it still, in fact,
Remains there today.
I sit down at the table
And what is that I can smell?
The lovely roast chicken
With potatoes, gravy and carrots
Broccoli and cabbage too
But forget about all of that because…
It’s all about the chicken food!
I gently tap on your window
I chase away the cold
I come and the warmth follows
The Sun shines brightly
On my flowers
Along with the cool breeze
Tickling your skin
The grass feels luminous
The roses and violets
Blossom when I am around
Animals wake up
After a long sleep
Everyone cheers for me
For I am the Spring
That brings a smile
She hunts with me
She plays with me
She does the same thing as me
She has all sorts of things like me
She paints with me
I love my granny
She’s the best in the world
Friendship is cool
because your friends are always on your side
Like Cherry, Chloe, Ciennah, Ema,
Mereana, Nyra, Eliza, Tisharn, Lakesha,
Adelade and Taimana
They are such fun to play with
and they’re cool with me.
My granny is just like me.
She slurps her milkshakes just like me.
She paints pictures just like me.
She hunts wild animals just like me
She eats boiled eggs just like me.
She wears pink pyjamas just like me
and bedtime she puts her teeth in a cup
Just like me.
People hate cats,
People love dogs,
People hate numbers,
People love letters,
People hate other people,
I love you,
You love me.
Sometimes the truth can be hard
Hard to consume
Hard to digest
Hard to move on from
But it is the truth
Conceal it
And you only delay the pain
Conceal it
And you only feel guilty
Conceal it
And you have to tell a thousand more lies
And yet despite this
Sometimes it is necessary
Crucial
To make sure the person does not run away
From the bitter truth
Sometimes it’s better to lock it away
You feel different from the rest,
you want to get something off your chest,
you feel all twitchy when you are around people,
people you don’t know,
everything has to be perfect,
no red and blue mixed up,
no crisp packets opened the wrong way around,
you are not comfortable in a crowd,
you like to be alone,
you are always quiet
and only talk when asked.