He attributed the mud and grass stains,worked into the knees of his new school trousers,
to his ‘signature move’ sliding tackle
at break time, and it was difficult to decide
whether to discourage such bravado
or suggest more subtle ball skills
which in another day would have been
substituted by a pair of shorts, clenched teeth,
and the smell of Dettol in Matron’s room.
John H Davies
12th V 2011
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