<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527836" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Janice and You and the Spider</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">You stood <br>in the playground <br>of St Jude's school <br>which was really </div><div style="margin:10px 0">the basement <br>of a bombed out house <br>which had been gutted <br>and the basement tarmaced </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and the walls <br>were still there <br>where kids climbed up <br>and around </div><div style="margin:10px 0">the thin ledge <br>when Janice <br>put her hands <br>over your eyes </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and said <br>guess who? <br>and you put <br>your hands </div><div style="margin:10px 0">into the pockets <br>of your short trousers <br>and said <br>Miss Murphy </div><div style="margin:10px 0">or Miss Ashdown? <br>no <br>Janice said <br>it's me </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and she removed <br>her hands <br>from over your eyes <br>and you turned around </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and looked at her <br>and she had <br>her red beret on <br>and a pink scarf </div><div style="margin:10px 0">around her neck <br>to keep out <br>the cold <br>you must </div><div style="margin:10px 0">have known <br>it was me <br>she said <br>who else </div><div style="margin:10px 0">would put their hands <br>over your eyes? <br>her eyes were bright <br>and you thought </div><div style="margin:10px 0">you could see yourself <br>in them <br>as if they were small mirrors <br>Jupp might do </div><div style="margin:10px 0">or maybe Carmody <br>you said smiling <br>she didn't smile back <br>but pulled her lips </div><div style="margin:10px 0">tight in a line <br>then she took your hand <br>and pulled you <br>along the path </div><div style="margin:10px 0">that led <br>to the school toilets <br>and pushed you <br>inside a cubicle </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and shut the door <br>behind you both <br>and said <br>don't you love me? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">there was a large spider <br>hanging from <br>the cistern chain <br>close to </div><div style="margin:10px 0">her red beret <br>and it hung there <br>suspended <br>swaying back </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and forth <br>and you said <br>of course I do <br>right down </div><div style="margin:10px 0">to your white socks <br>but there's a spider <br>above your head <br>and she looked up </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and screamed <br>and a voice <br>outside the door <br>asked </div><div style="margin:10px 0">are you all right <br>in there? <br>Janice's eyes widened <br>and she watched </div><div style="margin:10px 0">as the spider <br>moved up the chain <br>and she said <br>yes it's all right </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Miss Murphy <br>just a small spider <br>and you stood there <br>next to Janice </div><div style="margin:10px 0">wondering what <br>Miss Murphy <br>would say <br>if she saw you </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and Janice <br>in the lavatory <br>together <br>and the voice said </div><div style="margin:10px 0">ok as long <br>as you <br>are all right <br>and the footsteps </div><div style="margin:10px 0">moved away <br>and Janice took <br>your hand in hers <br>and you sensed </div><div style="margin:10px 0">how cold it was <br>slightly blue <br>and it was just <br> 9 year old Janice </div><div style="margin:10px 0">and the big spider <br>and 9 year old you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Terry+Collett">Terry Collett</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=527836" data-title="Janice and You and the Spider de Terry Collett" data-description="You stood in the playground of St Jude's school which was really the basement of a bombed out house which had been gutted and the basement tarmaced and the walls were still there where kids climbed up and around the thin ledge when..."></div> </div> </div>

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