The fireside retreats
into the wall
as another TV Christmas special repeats,
with its sound echoing in the hall.
Tangerine,
Satsuma,
Clementine-Orange
peel litters the tabletop;
orange runway for the action figures,
plastic arms, moulded hairs.
Nina Simone plays loud,
'Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out',
Christmas is over,
and now there's nowt to do.
Jan 10, 2013
Jan 10, 2013 at 12:58 PM UTC
The fireside retreats
into the wall
as another TV Christmas special repeats,
with its sound echoing in the hall.
Tangerine,
Satsuma,
Clementine-Orange
peel litters the tabletop;
orange runway for the action figures,
plastic arms, moulded hairs.
Nina Simone plays loud,
'Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out',
Christmas is over,
and now there's nowt to do.
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