HEATING INSTRUCTIONS
The inherent fear of getting older I fight it every day Like the aches deep rooted in my joints Or the amount of hair that’s grey But the one thing I keep rejecting And ignoring indignantly Is my inability to read the small text When trying to cook my tea Thirty at one-ninety? An extra…
An Extra 10 Minutes on the Toilet
The working week has finished and I’m shattered to the core My head is full of spreadsheets that I’m trying to ignore At home’s a boy that’ll hound me as soon as that key turns in the door Know what? I’ll grab an extra 10 minutes in the toilet The interrogation starts before my coat…
Pushing All The Wrong Buttons
“This Virgin West Coast train will soon arrive at Platform 4” I grab my personal effects and head straight for the door Now, what I’ve naively forgotten in my haste to leave the train Is that I’m first to that green button – and the pressure is insane! In several minutes time I will become…
Love in a Black Sack
The final leaves of autumn hang from decimated trees The daybreak mist is lifting; there’s a stiff, refreshing breeze I hope I’ve timed this dog walk right to try and catch the eye Of that pretty lady jogger who each morning dances by But there’s just one thing that’s stopping me and it’s not that…
A Geek Tragedy 