When we were young, we could piss off the boys' bog wall
A black expanse of pitch, or tar, or whatever it was
It doesn’t matter much anymore
And tussles with the girls before the advent of pubescent
Awe and confusion
Knickers thick, pasty in the roar of adolescence’s dawn
How innocent and cruel
Ran the gauntlet of first stirrings
In the changing rooms of May
Where are you now?
Don’t answer that
I’m still ugly
You’re still fat
I’ve still got spots
I’m still afraid
Our parents made us what we are
Or was it God?
Who gives a fuck?
It’s never really over