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Dad made me a beaut wee yacht

to sail
while he swam in New Haven
and the best kite in Owaka
He got me guinea pigs
boring white mice
a stroppy goat
I name Boadicea
Baden Powell's
Scouting for Boys
Dad made me a beaut wee yachtI think Dad wanted me to be
manly
If I went away
he wouldn't look after them
Mum would cry.

So being manly seemed about
being stuck with guilt
and going
forward nonetheless.





Dad and me