A poem from 2016
My new neighbour
Don't know if he was on the phone or what
Effing and blinding
Not looking forward to talking to him
Started the garden transformation
Got to remove the grass
Then lay the weed membrane before
Putting out stones and pebbles
*My Cherie Amour, pretty little one that I adore*
I haven't heard from Dave for ages
Hope he's alright
Hope he's not upset because I didn't reply to his emails I never received
He's not usually the petty type
Work tomorrow
Groan!
Got a lot to do
Oh, yeah, that was weird that was
I might have put my foot in it yesterday
“Don't mention the war! I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it!”
Well, I thought it was funny
Not sure that German woman got the joke
I suppose they don't get Fawlty Towers over there
Oh, and Germans don't have a sense humour anyway!
Effing and blinding, he was!
His poor wife
Looks a brute, too
*You're the only one my heart beats for*
Not looking forward to talking to him
Not convinced my wife's keen on my garden transformation
Got to remove the grass
Of course it looks a mess, it's not finished
Remove the grass
Lay the weed membrane
Stones…
“I mentioned it once but…”
Oh dear, she's not amused
I'll try to avoid her in future
Maybe I should phone Dave?
*You're the only girl my…*
His poor wife
If she was on the other end of his effing
Brute
Burly
Muscular
Got to remove the grass
Basil doing his Hitler impression
Oh, that German woman
I'm embarrassed
Work tomorrow
*My Cherie…*
Dave
Weed membrane
Must do it right
Work tomorrow
His poor wife
Effing and blinding
<Crescendo - mental explosion - realisation - out of control - slow down before junction>
Breath
Breathe
The breath
Label the thoughts
Anxiety
Worry
Fear
Embarrassment
Breath
Breathe
The breath
In
Out
In
Out
Focus
Cool air into the nostrils
Through the throat
Chest rising slightly
A little tension
Diaphragm expanding
Nervous
Butterflies
And in reverse
And repeat
And repeat
And keep bringing the focus
Back
Back to the breath
Breath
Breathe
The breath
