mr banana
should have paid more attention
to his waistline
joined a fitness program
instead of wolfing down
schnitzels pizzas and beer
during the winter months
bearing in mind
mrs banana's favourite
season and seasonal activity
it 's spring
mr banana dreads
this time of year
only you
can make me sink
into an abyss of negativity
hit the road jack
THIS WEEK'S WORDS: come from "Basement In A Goodwill Store " Ted Kooser
musty glittering carpets cough hated found
flash garbage thin forever rust curtain
the room
covered in musty carpets
the colour of rust
found ripped curtains on the windows
no flash trash here
nor glittering baubles
a muffled hacking cough
echoesthrough the thin walls
of the doss house
he is doomed to be
treated like garbage forever
hated despised and rejected
for the crime that our society
can never forgive
POVERTY
pair cull held fustian birds slit aware
guarantee drop helium portable sleeping pills
they could become
a pair of sweet love birds
hands held tightly
enjoying a little happiness
she was aware being in love
was no guarantee of a future
with someone
she was not one for a fustian display
sleeping pills or slit wrists
when things went awry
she had learnt
feelings can be portable
culled at the drop of a hat
dispensed with swiftly
tied to a helium balloon
and let to fly over the horizon
into the above and beyond
she promised herself
this would be the last time she opens
her heart to anyone
the stars burn
in a jazz cafe
paris 1964
the owl
watches in awe
