'Were Ye Smoking Cigarettes?'

'And Because You Said It Was Too Late
To Walk Home Alone,
The Two Of Us Couldn't Have
Made Our Way
To Each Other Over The Telephone'

And That Was Said Later In The Night
But Now We're Nearing P.E
And A Text Says 'It Gives Us Time
For Me And You
And I Have The Backdoor Key'

And I Was Pulling The Slugs
Of Random Headstones
And Tossing Them Into The Hedge
As We Cut From School
Wasting Time Sneaking Into Town

And Stood In An Open Doorway
And Let The Rain
Clear The Streets So We'll Be Seen
As Two Running Blurs
Dropping Past The Post Office
Where Her Mother Works

And We're Dressing As The Rest Did
And Running Puddles
That Are Only Leftovers Now
But Then I Repaid Her
Out By The Back Of The Gym
As Maths Roll Was Called

And Later Nothing Good Comes
From The Words
'Did You Or Did You Not'
When Spoke Slowly
'Go 'Head And Skip Second Period With
The Young Thomas Girl'

But You Don't Mind Hearing Them
If You Did

CK