AFTER GYM.

A BOY AND GIRL IN LOVE IN 1962

After gym
before the tediousness

of double maths
she went with you

and sat on the bench
on the playing field

watching the sky
turn from blue

to grey
rain

she said
is on the way

but still you sat
and talked

of this
and that

away from the ears
and tongues

of others
especially

her mother’s
and you knowing

that soon
the bell would ring

for end of recess
and the brainwashing

begin again
and you put out

a hand
and touched hers

feeling excitement
and the start of rain.