And in the park I see young men
And toddlers (under 5s
not an expert don’t @ me)
Anyway they’re running free
One grey head – a man
The older parent I would be
If …
All these men on a Tuesday
in the playground gathering
Just like women do
And swapping news
But without all the accoutrements of young parenthood
– no buggies no bags –
Is that because they don’t think it through?
Or because they have pockets?
Can’t remember when I first wrote this. published Sept 2021