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MOOD BLACK 1965.

Tilly walked with me

to the bus stop.

t was e!e"i"#$a"d wa%m$

a"d the sky

was da%ke"i"#.

&ou% mum thi"k

suspe'ts we

ha!e bee" up

to somethi"#(

said.

Tilly looked past me

at the t%ees behi"d

how tall a"d shadowy

they seemed.

)he always suspe'ts$

e!e" i* am #o"e

*%om the %oom

she suspe'ts ha!e you i" my %oom$

a"d 'omes up a"d k"o'ks$

a"d says+ all alo"e(

A"d she pee%s i" my %oom

as i* at a"y mome"t

you will 'ome out

*%om u"de% the bed$

o% out o*

the tall boy wa%d%obe.

T%usti"# so%t is",t she(

said.

Always has bee"$

Tilly says$

my siste% is a o"e

with boys a"d she

wat'hes he% like a hawk.

look at the sky

#etti"# da%ke%.

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&ou do lo!e me

do",t you$ Be""y(

O* 'ou%se do$

said$e!e% si"'e that *i%st kiss

ba'k i" 1961

whe" you we%e 1-

a"d was 1.

)he looked at me$

he% lo!ely eyes

sea%'hi"# me$

that was /uite

a kiss that$she said.

&es b%eath taki"#$

said.

)he kissed me

a"d it was /uite

a lo"# kiss.

The" the bus 'ame alo"#$

a"d we pa%ted$

a"d #ot o" the bus

a"d wa!ed

a"d she wea!ed ba'k$

a"d the bus mo!ed o**$

a"d *elt sad

a"d my mood bla'k.