Remembrance
His poppy was a metallic,
mine plastic. I was counting down
the minutes till we advised customers
of two minutes silence.
He says "I'll take a receipt
as my wife has Alzheimer's.
She still likes to check what
I spend, though." Later I overhear
what happened at yesterday's
two minute silence for Armistice Day.
"There were queues. One old fella
at back pipes up "A tha all on bloody strike!
Meantime fella outside on his market stall
were still hollering. I were ready
to go out and stuff his turnips in his face.
I reckon some folk don't reckon right."
