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Kelp
I've got entangled in pure mystery
never endured a coquette so lewd,
her words twinkle like spangles but
despite all the glitter she's shrewd
I've come across some fast workers
in moments she had me unzipped
I'm far from a slouch at glib patter
in her sea-soiled face rests a crypt
its like being a drunken fire-eater
on a water-bed playing with fire
I've grow...
Friday 20th August 2021 10:43 am
Sealed Units
next door they've got new windows
all triple-glazed for noise and heat
hermetically sealed against society
frost and storms designed to beat
yet other enemies will get through
invisible demons with wings of fire
on those panes reflections of one
mountainous molten funeral pyre
coming round but I'll never be right
lungs crackling like broken glass
legs potent...
Friday 6th August 2021 10:52 am
Flo
can't breathe and his kidneys have had it
he's a dead duck if the machinery ceases
I could do anything I wanted with the guy
as a girl I used to pull my dolls to pieces
he gets no visitors so what is the point?
zero enquiries or flowers, no one cares
scant thanks when I change his nappies
all I ever get is moans and blank stares
does he have a clue how much this c...
Friday 25th June 2021 11:10 am
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