I Waited For An Ice Age
I was told it would come;
as I closed my book
amid strawberry vapours
ready to leave
two came at once
yes to be cold
to be cold again
Concerning Thursday
Heyyy, how are you?
Do you want some tea –
oh, you've got some.
Fab.
Yeah, it's no big deal, really.
We're all in the same boat
or parents group ha ha.
It’s been such fun, hasn't it,
watching all the kids grow?
I – we, I suppose – are just a bit
concerned by what happened.
On Thursday?
You don't remember?
You said 'I love you' to my son.
Is... umm...
I mean, do you love him?
OH OF COURSE!
No, I totally get it.
We’re all training ourselves,
as much as the bloody kids!
Positive. Affirmation.
I read those posts too.
Replace instinctive annoyance
with something positive.
Wait –
between his legs
she finds
a pocket of relief
and sits in it
like an old receipt.
She’d said
love is fireworks!
He scurried home
afterwards, a dog,
his tail
Meat Raffle
I would do anything for charity,
But I won’t do that.
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