Spend a lifetime
wondering about
the lifeline
on your palm,

what a waste.

Meanwhile,
the hot water tap is running cold
the gas board has been told
but
feeling bold
I shower anyway,
get the shivers
phone up work and tell them
I'll be off today.

Thursday
that's a fact
there's no denying that
in two days time
I'll have a lay-in
no lying
that's the truth.