TWO SISTERS

There lived a pair o' sisters plain -one judgemental and one mean.Said Mean, one day, to her sibling"Judgemental, I say, you are terribly mean!"Now, Judgemental with mute contempt replied -(oh! that epitome of the smirk n' snide!) That bitter look made Mean's sharp tongue meaner;she cursed till it cut her own lip, like paper.Judgemental scrunched…

Hey June…

Hey June Don't make it bad Take a sad year And make it better... (Composed With A Little Help From My Friends, The Beatles)

Disbeliever

It was on the first of January, dark grey skies, his fiftieth new year - when straight to the hospital, the family did carry, The Disbeliever, in hopes he’d recover. Hospital sounds, and smells and fear, (A contrast to the outside festivity); The wife dabbed at her wet eyes, “Oh, dear! Oh dear! Is this…

GLASSES

Dearest pair of eyes-number-two, I hate how I can't do without you; how you won't let me read lying down, and push yourself up and out as if you'd drown; then fall onto my side and cross your arms in anger, submitting me to your whims and fancies and temper! You get dusty in a…

(Please) don’t say hello! – A manual for the socially anxious.

Of the few blessings bestowed upon our kind, loving from a distance is most benign.Declining calls, (then text messaging), a godsent;to openly socialise you never were meant!Bumping into "Hello"ing acquaintances is an ordeal -brace yourself for the range of anxiety you'll feel!Smiling won't come easy, nor making small talk,try looking down (or anywhere else) when…