72 Miles From The Sea

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

I'm not saying that I hate him,

But my dislike is well known

And I’d unplug his life support

In order to charge my phone

There are three things for which

Witnesses are required for

Criminal acts, accidents and

Marriages, so need I say more?

I need to start paying closer attention

To things, every detail of this and that

Because I found out today that my wife

And I, have different names for our cat

Why is it that everything I love

Is either unhealthy, addictive

Or has taken out more than one

Restraining order against me

As a boy I asked God for a bike one day,

But I knew God didn’t work that way

So, I decided to steal a bike and then

I asked God for forgiveness instead

I'm really good at doing things

Practical and skilful things,

Hands on artisan type things

Until I have people watching

I bought a vacuum cleaner six months ago

And a top of the range model was a must

But I have to say it hasn’t earned its keep as yet

As so far all it's been doing is gathering dust