memories of hilda

Whilst Winter blue skies

improvise

& experiment

with abstract mime

I thought of Hilda

with her wonky eyes

her prosthetic chin

her resurrected grin.





Her distinct body odour

aye - it's definitely over

there was asbestos in her loft

there were cobwebs in her shed

yes - the curate tried to warn her

about the shadow of madness

but oh my Hilda I killed 'er

& now she's dead dead dead

x

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under tarpaulin

I woke up this mornin'
under a sheet of tarpaulin,
I forged a small air hole above m' head
& then I went back to bed.

Cuh!
Who needs ditches nowadays eh?
'Drainage'
'Drainage'
I hear you say.

'Drainage'
'Drainage'
& you're probably right,
for February 'tis known 
as the month of fill-dyke
- no chucklin' in the corners please
I know what you're like.

'Drainage'

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