Cold Skin by Steven Herrick

Author:Steven Herrick
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: JUV000000
ISBN: 9781741761467
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
Published: 2007-01-08T22:00:00+00:00

From tomorrow,

until Pete finds out who did this,

our town will be full of murderers.

Eddie

The journey home is sleepy

as the train stops at every station,

even though no one gets on or off.

I think of the girl last night,

naked.

Only I imagine her as Sally

and she lets me into the room . . .

I put my arms around her

and touch her soft skin.

Sally moves her hand along her bare stomach

and I get goose bumps,

crossing my legs quickly

at the thought of what we could do

together in the city, all night to spare.

The train whistle scares me awake

and I smell the coal smoke

as we round the final bend into town.

A chill breeze blows through the carriage.

I make a promise to myself

to watch Butcher;

not to let him near Sally.

That’s a good enough excuse

for being with her.

As the train winds down the mountain

I look out at Burruga.

It seems so much smaller from up here.

The river meanders to the east,

the houses all crowd along the cross streets,

except our place, of course.

The sports oval is covered in early morning mist

and the mine rises above everything.

That’s the only reason there’s a town

in this tight little valley.

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