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Mutant Heart
it used to be fine between us
sexual habits taken as read
a cup of hot cocoa after telly
then off up the stairs to bed
she never really bothered me
if I was tired, she'd go to sleep
me dropping off with frank relief
no need to count any sheep
Black Friday that started her off
sex manuals on-line, going cheap
eyes glowing, her juices flowed,
her demands le...
Tuesday 22nd December 2020 10:37 am
Therapy
There's a strange woman in the flat above
I fear that lockdown has affected her wits
She's started singing in the middle of the night
Mostly Whitney Houston's greatest hits
I put a note under her door complaining
She rang saying sorry for giving me a fright
We're both young bored and frustrated she said
She knew a better way to pass the night
It turns out she's a ...
Friday 12th June 2020 12:28 pm
Tyred
Quite bald, it blew on the by-pass
in slow moving traffic trailing a cortege.
After hobbling on three wheels a garage,
chiding me, buried in a skip its remains.
An ignominious end.
Yet after fifty thousand miles of hail and shine
it left its mark, a latex varnish
while killing prey (insects foxes badgers)
or squealing in pain at sharp bends
when under-inflated
...
Sunday 3rd May 2020 11:11 am
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