Wet, cold evening light.
Glasgow 1926.
Mother gone.
Father liqueured.
Two small boys.
Tommy is the eldest.
6 years of age with brother of 4.
In charge of the house.
Beaten like his mother.
Two small boys.
Small in stature.
Barefoot on cold streets.
Red mane of hair.
He learned to fight.
Two small boys.
Military service not soon enough.
Brothers in the Scottish Brigade.
Needed boots in the tropics.
Had to fight.
Had to kill.
Two small boys.
Force marched in the heat
Like his mother being beat
They learned some Japanese
Two small boys
206 were captured
Toiling in the mines
Brothers separated in hell
Two small boys
Only the strong survived the streets of Glasgow
Fists & cunning won the day
Only 6 survived the prisoner of war camp
One small boy
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