My Hollibops: A poem by Katie Gannon

Fighting Words 2019: Katie Gannon is 14 and a student at CBS Westland Row, South Cumberland Street, Dublin 2

Me and my sister went to the pool Have to say, we looked cool. Photograph: iStock

Went on me hollibops

To Fuerteventura,

Got to the airport

Got stopped by the cops.

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My ma went pink in the face

She was scarlet,

Swear hun

She looked another race.

Got to the hotel

It was massive let me tell.

Felt a bit like Sia on the spot,

Chandeliers swinging the lot.

Me and my sister went to the pool

Have to say, we looked cool.

My brother had some cap on,

He actually looked like a major con

It was hot and sunny.

Let me tell you,

In that weather you wouldn’t

Want to be the Easter Bunny

Me and my family rented

These quad bikes.

I felt mad ripping up the road

Like my grandad on his trike.

By the time we had to go home

I made some good memories,

But I fell and ended up on my knees.

My foot was fractured,

I was put in a boot.

I couldn’t do anything on holidays then

So I learned how to play the flute.

I was bored out of my head

Sitting around,

Feeling dead.

I couldn’t wait to go home

And get into my own bed.

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