Anwastad Strydoedd
Cais Archif Oriel
Steve Coel
In the Blood
Steve Coel
You's probably seen my picture in the papers.Looks bit different now I does.
Big fella then like.
Once done lot of adverts for the tele.
Today things changed.
Can't stick jobs too long.
Nerves shot see.
All started when I was just a kid.
See Dad managed to talk his way
onto shift at Ellington.
So me and Dad and his mates got to spend some time
underground, like they'd been doing in the valleys
since they all left school.
Laugh it was, cos we's all on holiday
with the club at the time.
Mum was furious.
As it goes years just shot by.
And I wasn't laughing my last time down the pit.
Cos after 15 hours digging only came back up
with me best mates arms.
Didn't want my picture in the papers then.
Trust me.
Microflashfiction
Steve Coel
An 11.59 Publication
