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paul sheridan May 26
the news is generally awful
old bloke in the café reads his
newspaper religiously
over breakfast every morning and
thanks God for letting him be
for now
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paul sheridan May 25
boy, I’ve got the wind up
feel unsteady, seems windier than
it used to be -
don’t know if it’s a climate change thing,
or just me
my sense of balance isn’t what it was
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paul sheridan May 24
strewth ..
old bloke in the pub says
he’s drunk on the unfulfilled hopes
of his youth
but in truth it’s the scotch
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paul sheridan May 24
directions, man, directions!
someone stops the road sweeper
and asks him the way;
he says, like this     ..
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paul sheridan May 24
mind the gap
don’t get me wrong
I like trains;
it’s just getting on
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paul sheridan May 23
scared I’ll fall
some days my legs work better
than others look at me oddly
as I clutch onto the railings, the wall
and you, you most of all  ..
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paul sheridan May 23
she’s always had beautiful legs
the first time we met
I loved her face
but I fancied her legs
and I know that’s
sexist and objectification
but we’ve been
married for thirty two years
so who cares
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