Poems: a selection of recent work

"irreverent yet striking poems"

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Sick Home Syndrome

The door is alarmed.
The roof is aloof.

The floor is bored.
It feels ignored
just like the records.

The mirror’s reflecting
on a life of deflection.

The table’s groaning
but not with food
or delicacies.

There’s a certain malaise
amongst the trays.

The toilet’s flushed
but the curtains are pale
and drawn.

The welcome mat
needs a new "e"

and my house could do
with a dose of feng shui.

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