NaPoWriMo Days 22, 23, 24 - A Catch Up
After another weekend of birthday celebrations I haven't managed to get these online fast enough so here's three in a row.
Notes From The Allergy Clinic
We sit too close
sleeves rolled up
resisting the urge to itch
resenting the ‘no phones’ rule
as our arms blister
waiting to see
whose airway will close first.

Poodle
3 ½ legs
bad breath
Russian hat
can expand to the size
of one half of a double bed when required
can push your head off the pillow at 2am
with one paw
eyes closed
will only eat food from the floor
and not from the £15 organic bamboo bowl
will only sit on the back of the sofa
and not on the memory foam pet mattress
made from the same material
as that of a NASA space rocket
only ever wants the toy
at the bottom of the basket
under the sofa
on the other side of the wall
which she can’t see
but after an hour’s barking
you check
and yes,
she’s correct, there is one there.
Hates crying
hates rowing
will dance in circles for your entertainment
until you cease,
hates working
when that work
does not require a poodle to the lap,
always just behind you
on top of you
or watching you sleep
relentlessly cheerful
a fine example
of why dog ownership
can never be
a half hearted thing.
On Having Nothing To Say
I am running out of things to write about
and the motivation with which to write them
the prompts are leaving me with nothing
there are only so many times I can stare out the window
make passing remarks on the neighbours
only so much social commentary that people can stomach
on the final days of the Labour Party
there are enough scathing attacks
at the lack of socialism
or empathy in this country
I’m no longer on holiday
it’s Monday
the only landscape left to gaze upon
is that of the neighbours opposite
who still haven’t noticed
they need a blind for their bathroom
and I’ve already written a nice description of the dog.