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Jamie arrives capped
in a red plastic helmet,
bearing two identical white ones,
scored from some industry display,
gifts for my brother Dan and me.

All good, you'd think,
except I want the red one.
Takes me the best part
of the afternoon
to talk Jamie round.

Can't remember offering him anything,
just a matter of him accepting
the inevitable. It looks better
on me.
Red's my colour.

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