Spitting on the Hanky

SPITTING ON THE HANKY

Saw it again today:

Family,

Impending polite social encounter,

Grubby kids,

Parent realises.

Out from on high comes the Hanky

(I can’t spell the spitting noise-

but that comes next).

Then the action starts.

Hard to tell whether they were being cleaned up

Or having their faces remodelled

It’s a wonder they didn’t end up

With flat or moved noses

But the play dough faces came clean

Not exactly shining , but good enough.

Disgusting way to clean children

But I’d give anything

To have had someone care enough

To gob on a hanky

And sort me out

Too late now

All the dirt’s on the inside

                                       WILF  05 2008