# poem

  1. Wednesday – Farty

    Little Timmy went to school
    His favourite thing was art
    His classmates weren’t quite as fond
    Of Timmy's massive farts.

    So loud they were when they went off
    The children all got frights
    The smell was oh so terrible
    Their faces scrunched up tight.

    Some held their noses from the waft
    From Timmy's big backfires,
    Some passed out and hit the ground
    The smell was just so dire.

    Nobody would sit with Timmy
    When it was time for lunch
    But he wasn’t very sad you see
    He was proud as punch.

  2. Tuesday – Red Cheeks

    A Phone Call

    The vibration alerts me to the phone ringing.

    Should I answer it? Do I think this phone call may be important enough to justify the interruption?

    I answer. I listen. Thousands of little simultaneous explosions or geysers or volcanos on the surface of my brain.

    “Not again!”

    The subject matter is well known, a script well rehearsed by millions. Few people haven’t participated in it’s scenes. Some as the players, some as extras, and some backstage hands. Even the small roles are important.

    “Not again!”

    It should get easier, it shouldn't shock. I forget my line, I improvise and trip over my tongue, falling flat on my embarrassed face. My failure will be forgiven, it will be forgotten. So too will the role, until;

    “Not again!”

  3. Monday – Crappy and You Know It

    Ooh I am a shiny chaser
    I chase it every day
    But that’s what everyone does
    I need to get my pay.

    I don’t sit on a fence
    I jump through any hoop
    And onwards I continue
    My life’s a shitty loop.

    So much stress and heartache
    For oh so little gain
    It’s time to think for myself
    I’m going to break the chain.

  4. Sunday – Lasherings.

    With a satisfying tap the key depresses
    The onscreen glyphs appear on cue
    The fingers tell the mind undresses
    What they type may not be true.

  5. Saturday – More Chicken.

    Little happy smile making machines
    Cousins of the energizer bunny it seems
    Dashing vividly from room to room
    Always ending much too soon.