THREATS AND PUNISHMENT

After my arresting

they threatening me with young people jail.

They tell me I’ll be bitch boy.

‘Look at you,

all dark skin,

dark eyes.

It’ll be a bit of exotic for them,’ Security Man One say.

‘They’ll be gagging to get their hands on you,’ Security Man Two say.

‘Good looking lad like yourself,’ One say.

‘Foreign,’ Two say.

‘Pretty boy.’

‘Fun boy.’

‘Lovely.’

‘Bit of crumpet.’

They scare me too much with bitch boy story

so that I tell to them all truths about my

steal.

But when real police come

they not send me to

young people jail.

For goodness gracious sake no.

They send me to something called

‘reparation scheme’,

head down,

tongue shut

with other

terrible teenagers.

They also tell Mămică and Tata that I must go to school

because ‘as parents’ they have a

    ‘Duty of Care’

and

    if we are living in this country

our family

    ‘must adhere to the laws and rules in England.’

They say at end:

    ‘Is that clear? Got it?’

If not got it Tata must go to man jail

or pay heavy cash fine.

And who will be the blame?

Me, that’s who,

    like all other times.

School!

Night … mare.