5249 - Trump slump

Trump’s final days as president are bad

So bad the world looks on in disbelief 

Commanding mobs to march, four people dead

Who can still say Hail, at least to THAT chief?

All he did from the start was to cause beef

Between the opposite American groups

Stoking the fires, tweeting crap, oh good grief 

His fans twist and turn through logical loops

Conspiracy theorists speaking of coups 

Temporarily it all seems so sad

Gotta hope though that now we’ll get relief 

From Trump’s mad movement not held back by troops

Allowed to run riot, politicians fled

Or hid under desks as the Chief cried ‘Thief!’

5248 - Feeling too bad

Paid the price for last night’s trip off the rails

Woke at 3:15, got up and watched TV

Went back to bed 3 hours later. Entailed

Missing a meeting this morning!  TB

Had to explain himself to boss - happily 

Explanation accepted by the man

He knows the Brexit work that comes to me 

Is all-consuming. I did not explain 

That I got pissed last night, or he’d be one

Less impressed boss, for sure. It never fails

To be economical truthfully 

Kept up with my workload and now I’ve come 

To relaxation time. No more emails 

Til tomorrow, when refreshed I should be!

5247 - Feeling too good

Sometimes you’ve ate well, slept well, been so good 

You almost feel too good, it don’t feel right!

Well that’s how I felt today, yes m’lud 

Should’ve just gone for a walk in the night 

But no, wrong decision, back to the blight 

Of beer bottles and fags, solo party 

Time, listening to music til it was late

(After work), self-medicate, on a spree

Has to be done midweek now when lonely 

As me and Ged, weekends, are committed 

To help each other avoid this poor state

Of affairs, this addictive habit we

Are vulnerable to continue but should 

Not give in to. Bad sleep followed, felt shite!!

Tue 5 Jan

5246 - Lockdown’s a-comin’

Another lockdown inevitable 

Announcement due at eight and that’s not long

Johnson can’t hold it back, the wards are full

So enter tousle-haired one, bang a gong

Get our attention, tell us it’s gone wrong 

And we’re all staying home, going nowhere 

Back to Zoom quizzes, maybe some drinking 

Myself not necessarily - weather 

So cold, don’t fancy it, the winter air

Needs shutting out, no drinks or smokes to fill

The void, not when the door’s kept shut, prolong

The heat within, staying healthy, prepared 

For Covid infection, still possible 

Three minutes til we hear the clock’s eighth bong

5245 - PB33

Oui, Pearl B is 33 January 3

Daughter’s birthday, the oldest kid of 3

Her birthday’s today, January 3

And oui, she has now reached age 33

Oui, January 3 P’s 33

See all these 3’s, more than 3, 33

More like, when at line 11 plus 3

PB did French at universit-three

Year 3 of 4 was spent in gay Paree

Oui, I visited her 2 times not 3

In March (month 3) 2019 Italy

Was her new home, she’s popped back 2 or 3

Times, but Covid’s stopped that, with 2 or 3

Waves. See you soon, oui, PB, love from me xx

5244 - The Walk

I went on what is now my usual walk 

Through the park to the Quays, and it snowed too

It started off quite sunny then went dark 

Before I knew it white flakes began to

Appear before my eyes, before I knew

What I was seeing. Fascinated by 

The upside down reflections, took a few

Pictures, buildings subverted from the sky

To the rippling water just caught my eye 

That liquid expanse at the harbour’s fork

Quays to left and right, an impressive view

My pictures taken, time to head on my

Way back home down Trafford Road, there I stalk

My hood down, head happily topped with snow 

5243 - Blue year

Is this a new year or just a blue year?

Is there hope for optimism this once?

In fact each year’s been ok I’ve been here

No wars, no pandemics ... no, wait.  No funds

For buying decent property, no sums 

Sufficient to retire on, that said, not

Sure that would make me happy without tons

Of work, and workmates, I might lose the plot

I’d have to find a substitute and spot

A way of feeling fulfilled with no fear

Of isolation, lack of stimulus 

So we shouldn’t expect great change about 

To improve it all now January’s appeared

But no reason for worry either, friends