Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
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Noel King
Mammy says Daddy
Won鈥檛 be home because
Daddy鈥檚 working late
but I know Daddy
has been to聽 a place called the pub.
When he does get here there鈥檙e sounds
awful from downstairs and then their room.
Daddy loves me, gives me money
takes me to 鈥榮uitable鈥� films
and Sunday soccer matches.
He says to Mammy
he鈥檒l leave that woman,
but I鈥檝e seen her more
than Mammy has
and she has a lump in her belly:
Daddy鈥檚 lump.聽 I know the bitch is聽聽聽
more glamorous than Mammy is
although she doesn鈥檛 talk as nice
I ring the 鈥� her number I found
in Daddy鈥檚 book.聽 I know it鈥檚 bad聽
but she goes mad when
she hears no one
on the phone. I love my
Mammy, will stay with her.