Lizard
Curled up before the fire,
Lizard mouthed pistachios,
sending shells skidding
across the cottage floor,
slurped up curries,
even ripe tomatoes,
withdrawing her tongue
and upturning brown eyes
when she finished. Named
after flame-haired Bombers
goal sneak Alan Ezard,
Red Heeler Lizard sadly
no match for a real reptile.
Casualty of a King Brown,
she lies uncurled beneath
a peach tree in Markwood.
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