in anthology, The Ticking Crocodile, 2004,

Blinking Eye Publishing, ISBN 0-9549036-1-7

Swinger

I was rattling the rails at C&A.

While the Beatles had a joint at the Palace

I was being sniffy about smokers.

While hippies were hitching to Goa

I was having a week in Jersey.

While Marianne unwrapped that Mars bar

I was squirting ketchup in a Wimpy.

While there was a lock-in at the LSE

I was learning something to fall back on.

While dolly birds were taking The Pill

I was saying no in the back of a Mini.

While Janis choked on her vomit

I was sipping warm Babycham.

While Tariq stormed the Embassy

I was wondering whether to join NALGO.

Lynda O'Neill

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