HA(NU)KU CAFE

coffee

corner table

three line poem

CURL OF A SHRIMP

in the corner 

of the sofa
in the corner 

of the room

the cat sleeps

silent & shaped

in the curl 

of a shrimp

& the night air

thru open windows
tussles zephyrs in 

his slumbering thatch

NO BELL TO EVER RING

to be ill
all the time

an everyday sicknote

well its like 

being sent to the corner
to stare at the wall

no chair allowed

the world alive

behind you

ROUGH & FUMBLE TETRA PAK TEAR

 

milkfloats
homey rattle
gone now

that dawn 

clink & dink

now a silent 

plastic twist

in the light 

of a fridge

~

& on frosty school mornings

theyd emerge

out the fog

like a friend

by the tree there

on the corner

that later

was almost home

ARENT WE ALL

waiting for my time 

on a street corner

loose change in my lining

waiting waiting waiting

for something to happen

well my time might 

well has been & gone

when i was waiting 
on a street corner

field dirt in my boots

waiting waiting waiting 

for something to happen

well my time might be right now

this coffee & kitchen chair

this sand in my hands

& i notice 

too late ? 

too late !

nah / whatever

tomorrow never looked so fine

as with my eyes tight shut today

from mexeperience.com

PRIVILEGE OF QUIET

in
a
quiet
corner
of
the
earth 
where everyone has a hatchback
to 
fetch their shopping in ?

stay there
have a think

and
count the blessings
you
called
boredom

from mallyskokdesign.com

THAT CORNER

theres a fucktown corner
by the war memorial 
where the cub scouts march on special sundays
and 
a
pub with the ivy up the front
that looks
all
charming
but
is
full
of plasma widescreens
and 
oven chips

there 
used to be a knocking shop on that corner
above 
the face painting place 
that 
also sells fireworks
when theyre in season
and
it
says sports physio 
on the window now

a lorry driver at work 
told me
he'd won some money on the lotto
and
spent
it
all
up
there
and
in
strip clubs Romford way

i cant go past it now
without looking up and wondering
about
that 
normal
underworld

and the lorry drivers huge blokey grin 

 from findthepostcode.com