Chants By Shaun Heesom

I drank a glass of auld lang syne And burned the mistletoe I walked down 'Chants' Like I used to do on Christmas Eve Many times before How it has changed Who did this? Where did the 'village' spirit go? Only the graves are as they were Italians Indians and Chinos Estate agents delis and bistros I didn't know where I was

Who are these people? Where are the old people I knew? And who has moved Perth St. chippy? The garage is closed The 'distant sun' graffiti Is gone on the over head bridge My daughters aren't babies But 18 and 19 and want to go for a coffee Because it's cold I close my eyes And they're babies again With their Dad, and they don't care about the cold Or coffee...and I don't know If I can open my eyes anymore

Copyright ©  Shaun Heesom 2007

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