wolfblood (poem for wirrow's image)
Meek boy, weak boy, frightened little lamb, boy.
Eat him up, beat him up, wham, bam, slam, boy
Wolfpack, lashback, put him in his place now
Little mite, first fight, fast went down
Bloodstains, mudstains, in his little limbs, pains
Choked up, broke up, hollow-heart and numb-brains
Toughen up, button up, chin held high, child
Knuckle down, shuffle round, wolves run wild
Months pass, maths class, picking on their victim
Gathered round, floorbound, punched him, kicked him
Can’t breathe, gotta leave, little lamb is broken
Never known, all alone, all unspoken
Walk home, stalk home, slinking through the old park
Red eyes, dead eyes, spying in the dark
A wolf, boy! Run, boy! But he stops dead, see
Stand his ground, this round, finally
Meek boy, weak boy, shed his little lamb’s wool
Strong boy, wrong boy has his little belly full
Dead wolf, bled wolf, wear a suit of wolf hide
One of them, one of them, on the outside
One of them, one of them, on the outside





