He turned
and lost four years.
Panicked, turned
Back
Only to find the same scene,
A decade on.
He pivots
Now,
Toeing each patch,
Foot-sniffing the precise
Degree.
Meanwhile, wrinkles
Profound, and hairs
Wrinkle like leaves.
He turned
and lost four years.
Panicked, turned
Back
Only to find the same scene,
A decade on.
He pivots
Now,
Toeing each patch,
Foot-sniffing the precise
Degree.
Meanwhile, wrinkles
Profound, and hairs
Wrinkle like leaves.
I am going to live to 150;
No one believes me, but I will.
I’ll see my great-great-grandkids born
And squeeze the sprites into my will.
I’ll fill with letters an escritoire,
Each signed by the hand that scratches the arse
That sags upon the royal throne
Like a funeral falling into farce.
I’ll visit the deathbeds of all my chums
And bid them fair adieu:
“See you in 70 years my friend,
And sorry about the feeding tube.”