I was seduced by my teacher

On a school trip

We stayed in a hotel in Harrogate

And she invited me to her room

Three days before

My sixteenth birthday

Miss Peterson

Abby

I owe you a lot

Thank you for my birthday present

Did you feel used Joe

Far from it

It was one if the defining moments

Of my life and has influenced my writing

Do you not realise that it was illegal

Yes

Stealing from shops is illegal

But nobody really cares

In this decaying country of ours

Happy Birthday Joe

It is not my birthday

It is Josephine’s birthday