Hi Frank. I love this, so real and like all good poems has that
believability about it. Like the "I ought to snot him", Bw Sally J
>From: Frank <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Sub: a cause of grief
>Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:49:29 +1100
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>a cause of grief
>
>yeah yeah
>I caught up with him last night
>
>he looks ok
>pretty good really
>I tried ribbing him a bit
>but it wasn't much fun
>he's starting to take it all a bit seriously
>
>so he should I suppose
>it's only about two weeks away
>
>my missus asked me what he was up to
>so I told her what was going on
>
>talk about weird
>
>first she went all soppy about him
>what a lovely man he was
>and when is he doing it
>and what's his lady like
>and awwwwww
>
>like that
>
>then she looks at me
>I can see I'm in for a serve
>and she outs with
>when am I going to do it
>and I go
>do what
>she says when am I going to have it done
>I say
>have what done
>
>she says when am I going to get the snip
>
>I say
>now hang on
>I was going to put her straight
>but she just hoed into me
>what a selfish prick I am
>only thinking of myself
>look at what she had to go through
>why couldn't I be a decent sort like he is
>
>I said
>whoa
>what do you mean
>
>he's getting it reversed
>
>he wants to make her pregnant
>and go back to being just like me
>
>you're not making sense
>love
>
>she just looked at me again
>and went off to the bedroom and shut the door
>
>I think she might have had a cry
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>I ought to snot him one
>for causing me grief at home
>
>~
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