Bridgend

I don't remember this.

It hasn't changed much.

Look out for number 42.

Okay.

Nonetheless we find

ourselves gathered here today

and we must ask ourselves why.

Why have we lost

another vibrant young man

who had the whole of

his life ahead of him?

Why are the youngsters so

troubled in our community?

To find comfort

in these difficult times,

we must turn towards god.

There it is.

Big house.

Here we go.

No.

Should I get out

and like guide you?

Yeah.

Back, back.

Easy, snowy.

Easy.

Hey, hey.

Get down.

You gonna carry me

over the threshold?

Oh, Sara, get down,

you're gonna break my back.

Get down, get down.

I need a big painting.

Ah, we'll be out

of here in no time.

We'll be all right, dad.

I'm gonna have a look upstairs.

F*** off.

Don't f***ing look at me.

Put your f***ing cover on.

Get the f*** off.

Who do you

think you f***ing are

coming into our place?

It's built on repetition

and not merely at the title.

Once the meaning of

the first line is grasped

the entire poem

is understood.

Each of the intervening lines

is simply another way of--

I'm Angus.

Sara.

Angus.

Her name is Sara.

Hiya.

Hi.

I'm Laurel.

Hi, I'm Sara.

You the copper's daughter?

Yeah.

My dad owns

the petrol station.

Okay.

It's yours?

Yeah.

What's his name?

Snowy.

Have you been

to the lake yet?

You've got to see it.

I'm going there now

to meet the others.

You coming?

I've got to go home.

Copper won't let you?

Coming?

Did you have a boyfriend?

No.

Like you need one.

Why is that funny?

It's no.

Here she is.

Hi, I'm Sara.

I'm Thomas.

How's it going, all right?

Yeah.

Do you like it here?

Yeah.

I remember you

from when you were little.

You do?

You and your old man.

Day of the pig.

Pig?

Copper.

Look after this girl,

will you?

All right, boys and girls.

Who's going

in the f***ing lake then?

Hold this, love.

Here we f***ing are!

Smile.

Sara, Sara come on, come in!

Thanks, I'm Jamie.

Do you want to come out

with us on Saturday night?

Just down to like the pub.

Thomas will

be there and stuff.

Yeah?

It's like a gropey club.

They've gone

there for years.

I'd like to see it.

My granddad used to go there.

He was a miner

and a rugby player.

I think everyone

had seep back then.

Mark!

Mark!

Wait up.

Sara, come on.

No, I'm gonna go home.

Come on, it's okay,

he's our friend.

Yeah, I'm fine,

I'm gonna go.

I'll see you later.

They do it publicly,

lean into death.

No suicide notes.

This is from

the past six months.

From when they were

found in the forest.

Mark!

They mostly do it there.

Mark was number 23.

They burnt their school down.

And they attacked the reporters

that came to see 'em.

Oh, they're crazy in the head.

I understand it was you

who found your son mark.

Hanging on his

bedroom door.

What route?

It's in mondies.

The dog.

Why would anybody

want to do that?

Hanging on his

bedroom door.

So the only

connection seems to be

that they've been

found by their parents.

Who are these?

Kids from the valley.

Just give us ten minutes.

Okay so what's

the word on the street?

Well some say it's the water

on the at the morver mass.

Others that it's the Internet.

And we monitor

some chat rooms.

They use names like maddock,

lone wolf, and wild kid.

We didn't find

anything their either.

Any tip offs?

Oh, plenty.

We have them every day.

People saying this and that.

There was a rumor of murder.

But that's nonsense.

Others claim that several

youngsters arranged it.

But it's all nonsense

if you ask me.

Okay now.

I'll get the spare tire.

-Hi.

-Hi, love.

Wow, looks delicious.

You all right?

Any news from school?

Come on dad,

please drink it.

You wearing makeup?

Yeah, is it too much?

Think I got too much

mascara on, is it okay?

No, I just think we just

might need a little bit

or a couple

of socks in there.

Thank you.

Hey!

Baby boy.

-All right, darlin'?

-Yeah.

Angus'll take you home,

all right?

You owe me, love.

Aren't you coming, then?

Come on, Thomas.

Keep my mom, all right?

Tommy.

What the f***

is wrong with you?

Huh, huh?

Can't any more.

You're not

f***ing leaving, tom.

You stay here, all right?

It's okay.

We'll stay here like

we always do, all right?

You f***ing f***ed up.

Tommy.

Who loved to you?

What's that?

No, he's not,

no, he's not.

Mark is f***ing you,

all right?

Mark's here.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Mark is always here,

we're all here, okay?

Let's take a

f***ing piss, come on.

Hey.

It's getting boring here.

We're gonna go to my place.

Your dad's here.

Hey.

Are you drunk?

Who is that,

you want to say goodbye?

Who is it?

Ben.

Come on, tell me love.

Laurel and Thomas.

Yeah, and the ones behind?

Jamie, Danny.

Okay.

Sara?

Goodnight, dad.

You okay?

Yeah.

I mean, are you okay

here in the valleys?

I like it here.

Goodnight.

Hi.

Where is everyone?

They're all gone.

Why did you come back?

Why did I come

back from Bristol?

Yeah.

I didn't, my dad did.

But you came back with him.

Well, I am a little child.

Spin around.

What?

You heard me, spin around.

No, no, no, no, faster.

Keep going.

That's it.

Keep going.

Please stop.

Please, Thomas.

Stop.

Please, stop.

Wait.

Take this.

Whoa, what are you doing?

Come on.

Come on, Brian.

Oh, good boy.

Don't you ever

be afraid, darling.

Sleep now.

You two look sweet together.

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