They called you Robbie.
That wasn’t what I called you back at school.
You had a different tag back then, with friends
and you and I were eight. You played the fool
at my expense in front of all the kids.
I want to hurt you
and now I have the chance. You’ve no idea
how often I returned to your assaults
that time. The sound, the looks, the memory’s clear
from frequent re-rehearsals ever since.
And now we’re older
I stop. Your face has sadness. Looking coolly
you don’t see me. I see your life is written
on your shoulders. A life of being a bully
with humour made you suffer more than I have.
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Hey. I met (and apologised) to Kyle Robinson a few years back. It was tricky but interesting.
I can’t work out who this is – any further clues?
BTW – some thoughtful and welcome posting on the show. I always read and enjoy your posts man.
x
Hey, thanks!
Yeh, I could reveal the subject of the poem but best not. I saw someone working in a shop in Chessington, that coulda/mighta been the person in question, which sparked the poem – I was quite surprised by my own reaction, actually.