Great swathes of time reduced to nothing when
They’re spent asleep, in the office, or in
Some humdrum ho hum tedium again,
Some home scene has-been routine assassin
Of ambition, anodyne medicine
For achievement’s bereavement, head in sand
Ostrich approach, caustic reproach to sin
Of pride, success’ suicide, a planned
Retreat, retrenchment of resource, a bland
Defeat, deceitfully described descent
Into decent and peaceful pieces. Bin
Those schemes and dreams and themes and all those grand
Theses: all faeces. Flush ’em down the bend,
Wash hands of truth, watch washing machine spin.
Sun 18 Mar 2007
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