John, Sally and Me!!

While I grew up I had friends over to play, and stay for tea

Sometimes there was my older brother, but most frequently

It was just a boy, two girls; so usually, it was just us three

John was the eldest, then me, and the youngest, was little Sally

We got on well and played many games

I’m sure some of them were less than tame

We spent many an hour in each others company

Just us three, John, Sally and me

Sometimes we’d reside at another’s house

Our games were not unlike cat and mouse

Sometimes we’d just sit and talk

Sometimes we’d take our dogs on a walk

On one occasion mum was calling us for tea

John pinned me against the wall and said to me

“When you’ve agreed to it, my proposal, MARRY ME…

Then you can go downstairs for your tea”

Now Sally wasn’t a witness, as I recall

When John had me pinned against that wall

I’m sure that I agreed eventually

At the tender age of barely three

(Because I was so hungry for my tea!!)

When I was young there were some friends

A simple story from start to the very end

So that was it, a tale of only three

A gang of friends; John, Sally and me

© Andrea Coltman