by Peter16 | Jul 7, 2019 | morphrog19, poems
BIZARRE COST CUTTING IDEAS Cures for The Black Death included: wearing a dead toad, applying powdered unicorn horn, a newly dead pigeon and crushed emeralds, drinking 10 year old medicine, having urine baths and living in a sewer. put really expensive guns on...
by Peter16 | Jul 7, 2019 | morphrog19, poems
Negotiations I make the first offer: raw carrot for cooked (better the metallic resistance on teeth than sweet pulp on the plate) then cabbage: we barter over quantity of leaves I take a moment to calculate the exact reduction when cooked all morning...
by Peter16 | Jul 7, 2019 | morphrog19, poems
Reptile Ron Ron would bring his slow worms to Sunday school. There the beasts would slither like Satan from his pocket along the pew, my way. I shuddered, but the vicar’s bird-of-prey eye, able to scorch and raze humanity, was helpless to quell the serpent. I...
by Peter16 | Jul 7, 2019 | morphrog19, poems
Personality Disorder I need to say this though you’re six years dead, though your lover’s retired from the operating theatre. She won her knowledge in the manner of privilege like stolen carrion from a 3 week training stint on a psych ward – preferred...
by Peter16 | Jul 7, 2019 | morphrog19, poems
MONOPOLISED. The iron’s been retired, also rocking horse, lantern purse. All replaced by the cat (beating diamond-ringed guitar- strapped robot with his ‘copter) thus now one of 8: thimble, Scottie dog. top-hatted, shoed in wheel-barrow, racing car or...
by Peter16 | Jul 7, 2019 | morphrog19, poems
Energy Deflected redundant chimney pots ………………………………….glitter of photovoltaic a quiet azalea stutters gently . red petals fall ...
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