Áine Murray
illustrated by Bronagh Lee
Áine Murray
illustrated by Bronagh Lee
This edition first published 2023 by The O’Brien Press Ltd, 12 Terenure Road East, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06 HD27, Ireland
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Derived from The Pain in the Chest , originally published in 2021 by the author. The O’Brien Press is a member of Publishing Ireland.
Copyright for text © Áine Murray
Copyright for illustrations © Bronagh Lee
The moral rights of the author and illustrator have been asserted. Design © The O’Brien Press 2023
Design and layout by Emma Byrne
ISBN: 978-1-78849-355-0
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When I was just five I saw a balloon And it shone with the face Of my favourite cartoon.
It was floating away On a thin silver string
So I reached out my hand
To grab hold of the thing.
What if the string Hurt my hand and brought tears?
But what if I took it
And it popped in my ears?
What if another child Saw it as well
And pushed me so hard To get it, I fell?
And I couldn’t quite reach Without leaving my mum,
And if I had lost her
What would I have done?
So my hand fell back down At my side to rest
And I walked away With a Pain in My Chest.
