hi
I’m Jim
or James
depending what names
you’re comfortable using
which I admit is confusing
so a number’s fine
officially mine’s
number five
the fifth to arrive
in a succession
of seven
which I’m guessing
begs the question
why the obsession
with so many kids?
especially living in the house we did
the usual
two-up, two-down kinda shoe
like that old woman who lived in one and had so many kids she didn’t know what to do
(I know that line really doesn’t fit
but it’s quite ironic when you think of it)
life growing up was crazy
dinners were straight out of Martin Scorsese
dad was moody, sullen, hairless
mum used to say they weren’t catholic just careless