All Over London

“All over London”

—Geraldine McCarrghean

Peter Pan in Scarlet

I plumped up my pillow—

Getting ready to go to

Sleep once again

I no longer sank—

And wallowed in the

Dregs of wetdreams

I was much too old—

Nocturnal emissions

Were for Neverland

I put a pistol—

Under my pillow

Just in case

Capt. Hook—

Might show up

In a jealous rage