The Meeting

“I have called

you all together”

—Geraldine McCarrghean

Peter Pan in Scarlet

Tootles smoked—

Blowing smoke-rings

Up into the air

His hookah—

Bubbled and boiled

Marrakech moaned

“It’s not good—

Not good enough at all”

Toughie Tootles said

Hook is back—

And up to no good

Stealing the profits

He’ll mess up good—

Like he tried to do

Last night back then