the surprise

by jan oskar hansen. - Scorpio

The Surprise.



Mother and I was standing by a corner
waiting to cross, she wore a shabby 
overcoat and I had holes in my jumper.
A stranger approached, pressed a large
note into mother's hand, she blushed
but kept the money. We went to a café
(I had never been into one before) and 
dined on meat-cakes in gravy, stewed 
cabbage, boiled potatoes and for afters 
we had a pudding made of rice. Only 
many years later did she tell me that 
the stranger was my father.
Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2001-01-04 11:33:25
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:18
Poem ID: 59386

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