Mao and then

[Jerrybaldy]

I have two apples, you don’t have any apples
I share my apples
One each.
Dad explained communism
When he picked me up from swimming
With chlorine in my eyes.
Sounded promising

I’d just had cheese and onion crisps
From the vending machine
Grasped all politics
And later I was going to pinch plums
From a neighbours tree.

He had plums and we wanted them
To throw at buildings
We shared them out,
Little Lenin,
Tommy Trostky and me

We played football
I had two left legs, they said
As they could say that back then
Before the ambidextrous act kicked in

‘I don’t really love you’
She said
I offered her a pink lady
I’d polished in my pocket

Apples didn’t help anything

I had chlorine in my eyes
The street lights had halos
If my dad had two apples
He’d give me one
so we’d
Play with soldiers
And elastic bands
And keep the red flag
Flying.

[kiz_paws]

I have two apples, you don’t have any apples
I share my apples
One each.
Dad explained communism
When he picked me up from swimming
With chlorine in my eyes.
Sounded promising

I’d just had cheese and onion crisps
From the vending machine
Grasped all politics
And later I was going to pinch plums
From a neighbours tree.

He had plums and we wanted them
To throw at buildings
We shared them out,
Little Lenin,
Tommy Trostky and me

We played football
I had two left legs, they said
As they could say that back then
Before the ambidextrous act kicked in

‘I don’t really love you’
She said
I offered her a pink lady
I’d polished in my pocket

Apples didn’t help anything

I had chlorine in my eyes
The street lights had halos
If my dad had two apples
He’d give me one
so we’d
Play with soldiers
And elastic bands
And keep the red flag
Flying.There is so much about this poem that I really liked. All your poems are thought-provoking and so eloquently written. Thank you. :)

[Hawkman]

I'm a bolshevik and I will be executing some nasty capitalist scum soon. Have tumbrel, will travel. Guillotine!