was

a

long-legged

h

lf

beggared

em-leaking

french-speaking

tear-weeping

l

te-sleeping

little

red

fox

mind-reading

slow-bleeding

blood-clotting

missed-a-spotting

-talking

speed-walking

and

with

two

odd

socks

a

-needy

tall-n-weedy

nose-blocking

knee-knocking

slow-running

manbunning

binman

boy

it

was

a

-thumping

blood-pumping

beat-skipping

sweat-dripping

soul-

word-spilling

eye-smiling

joy

we

were

a

ream-bringing

test-winging

hair-cutting

lind

shutting

-winning

just-beginning

party

two

but

i

d

my

best,

the

best

that

i

knew

and

it

was

all,

everything,

each

word

true