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If I didn’t have to work

A poem about what I'd be doing, right now, if I didn't have to work.

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Annie Ridout
Jul 12, 2024
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My son is seven and currently not attending school. This poem is about what I’d do with him each day, if I didn’t have to work…

If I didn’t have to work

If I didn’t have to work, I would spend my days wandering the streets of London with my son.

We would buy iced buns and sit in a square, by a patch of green, pulling off little pieces to feed the pigeons …

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