Poem: 20 Years of Allenby Tce

The only thing  
between me 
and a journalism degree 
was the 
Allenby Terrace steps. 
 
Well, there  
was at least one 
other hurdle – but 
 
those steps started 
to bite. And rather 
quickly. 
 
Best to blame them, 
since the real reason 
escapes me still 
 
(a good reason to  
still be writing, funnily 
enough). 
 
Every time I head 
down that hill 
I think, still,  
of bein…