Happy End Kae Tempest

‘Everybody Down!
He’ll be here in a second, I reckon’
And Becky beckoned them round
And made them get on their knees
Behind the bar
They held their breath
And stifled giggles

Crouched down
Like a twenty-headed beast
That writhed and wriggled
‘Happy Birthday, Pete!
Another year older, eh?’
‘I never expected a thing
I don’t know what to say.’
Harry couldn’t look at the way
Pete held Becky’s hands
Still he passed him a beer and said
‘Well, there you go, big man.’

‘Harry, this is Ron
Ron, this is Harry, my brother
You guys should really talk to one another
Ron runs the caff and
Harry’s starting up a place up of his own if he can.’
They raised their glasses up
‘Good to meet you, Ron.’
‘Ah, pleasure’s all mine.’
Ron looks into Harry’s eyes and recognises how they shine
Harry. He says the name to himself
Before he’s led away and introduced to someone else