The Dad
is on
the platform.
His baby
son
is
gurgling away
in the
pushchair.
“Where’s
the train?”
asks
the dad.
The boy
says nothing.
“Point
at the train for daddy”
says
the dad.
Still
the boy says nothing.
“Go on,
point at the train for daddy”
says
the dad.
The boy
looks at his mum
but
does not point
at the
train.
The boy
doesn’t care
about
the train
or
about his dad.
“Point at the train
or we’re
not getting on”
says
the dad.
The dad
looks over
at the
mum.
He is
angry, frustrated.
The boy
has let him down.
The boy
who won’t
point at
the train.
