Back in the Playground Blues

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Back in the Playground Blues

The poem "Back in the Playground Blues" written by Adrian Mitchell is about a boy remembering about the time that he was at the playground. The poem is written in first person, and the "I" of the poem is completely scared of the playground. He remembered the time which he was there and of how much he suffered. He felt as if he was trapped in the big playground compared to his size, left unprotected by their parents from the "rulers of the Killing ground", and hoping that he wouldn't be the one chosen by them to make fun of. The "I" also criticizes that the "rulers of the Killing ground" always found a reason to pick on someone, be it because of physical appearance, religion or beliefs. He also mentions that someone from the playground, probably the principal says "It prepares them for Life", and that in his opinion this had already been the worst place in his life.

I imagine that the incident takes place in a poor community, because the children do not look as if they were mimed and a rich parent probably wouldn't trust the principal