The drunk boys have started talking
about what toppings they will get
on their pizzas and the dipping sauce
for their triple cooked chips and onion rings
and the way that none of them actually know
what is making them buy another pale ale
or not pull up their Sunday league football socks
or decide not to call their immediate family
when a life changing event happens or
to sit on a park bench dedicated to someone
they will never meet and cry.

Carl Burkitt 2024