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Nomkhumbulwa Aug 2018
I Wish I was a Fridge
Nomkhumbulwa
Aug 2018
"I Wish I Was A Fridge"
I trust no one,
But I agree to see you;
You come every six weeks,
To see anything new.
I hardly know you,
I saw you last year;
I've seen others since then,
I know im difficult - thats clear.
But you came back again,
because there's no one else,
I have to trust you again,
When I dont trust myself.
But should I really trust you?
Or are you the same?
I hadnt seen you for so long
..i'd forgotten your name.
You ask me to explain,
And I try my best,
To explain whats in my head,
All the confusion and the rest.
I tell you everything,
With paper and pen;
Absolutely everything,
over and over again.
Then you say you cant help me,
So I feel even worse,
You say you are not a therapist,
I should have remembered that first.
All you care about
is whats in my fridge;
You go into my kitchen,
and check out my fridge.
Well the fridge is fine,
It might not be full,
But it has milk and leftovers,
...I wish it had wine too!!
You come here and visit,
And then I feel worse;
For I trusted you with things,
I should have thought again first.
For you cannot help me,
Why do you come?
My fridge is always quite happy,
My fridge is having great fun.
It has no nervous system,
No brain, no spinal cord;
Its incapable of "feeling"
Or trusting in the Lord.
You come all this way,
To look at my fridge,
You come here from Lamlash,
And check out my fridge.
I am clearly a failure,
As its always the same;
The fridge is just fine,
The pain is in my brain.
I wont see you again
for quite a while;
But I cannot promise
to put on a smile.
But my fridge will be fine,
I can promise you that;
If only I was a fridge...
...does anyone else feel like that?!
I shall get out some pens,
And draw a big smiley face;
Stick it on my fridge,
Just for you and your "fridge case".
I wish I was a fridge too, could put in and take out what I choose;
But im not an inanimate object - im a human being,
And I do often wonder....what got me into this state ...in the beginning.
All the best...with love...from the fridge :/ x
I trust no one,
But I agree to see you;
You come every six weeks,
To see anything new.
I hardly know you,
I saw you last year;
I've seen others since then,
I know im difficult - thats clear.
But you came back again,
because there's no one else,
I have to trust you again,
When I dont trust myself.
But should I really trust you?
Or are you the same?
I hadnt seen you for so long
..i'd forgotten your name.
You ask me to explain,
And I try my best,
To explain whats in my head,
All the confusion and the rest.
I tell you everything,
With paper and pen;
Absolutely everything,
over and over again.
Then you say you cant help me,
So I feel even worse,
You say you are not a therapist,
I should have remembered that first.
All you care about
is whats in my fridge;
You go into my kitchen,
and check out my fridge.
Well the fridge is fine,
It might not be full,
But it has milk and leftovers,
...I wish it had wine too!!
You come here and visit,
And then I feel worse;
For I trusted you with things,
I should have thought again first.
For you cannot help me,
Why do you come?
My fridge is always quite happy,
My fridge is having great fun.
It has no nervous system,
No brain, no spinal cord;
Its incapable of "feeling"
Or trusting in the Lord.
You come all this way,
To look at my fridge,
You come here from Lamlash,
And check out my fridge.
I am clearly a failure,
As its always the same;
The fridge is just fine,
The pain is in my brain.
I wont see you again
for quite a while;
But I cannot promise
to put on a smile.
But my fridge will be fine,
I can promise you that;
If only I was a fridge...
...does anyone else feel like that?!
I shall get out some pens,
And draw a big smiley face;
Stick it on my fridge,
Just for you and your "fridge case".
I wish I was a fridge too, could put in and take out what I choose;
But im not an inanimate object - im a human being,
And I do often wonder....what got me into this state ...in the beginning.
All the best...with love...from the fridge :/ x
Rambling poetry during moments of frustration....not knowing who to turn to.
Roger Turner - Poet
Feb 2014
We can fight like holy demons
And in the end, nobody won
You ain't telling me we're over
I'll tell you when we're done
Just because we fight a bit
We argue and we cuss
I ain't set to call us done
There's time still left in us
I ain't going nowhere
I ain't jumpin' off that ridge
I ain't movin' out on you
While there's beer left in the fridge
I'll tell you when we're finished
Though we argue just a smidge
I ain't going nowhere
While there's beer left in the fridge
Sure, I done my cheating
But I kept my fingers crossed
I know that if I kept in on
My ring would not be lost
So I go and party
But I always come back home
It may take me a couple days
But, I know where I belong
I ain't going nowhere
I ain't jumpin' off that ridge
I ain't movin' out on you
While there's beer left in the fridge
I'll tell you when we're finished
Though we argue just a smidge
I ain't going nowhere
While there's beer left in the fridge
We always talk it over
Once they let me out of jail
I know that you still love me
Or you'd not have paid my bail
There's time for us to make up
And there's time for us to fight
So, three more beer or so
And we'll see which will be tonight
I ain't going nowhere
I ain't jumpin' off that ridge
I ain't movin' out on you
While there's beer left in the fridge
I'll tell you when we're finished
Though we argue just a smidge
I ain't going nowhere
While there's beer left in the fridge
And in the end, nobody won
You ain't telling me we're over
I'll tell you when we're done
Just because we fight a bit
We argue and we cuss
I ain't set to call us done
There's time still left in us
I ain't going nowhere
I ain't jumpin' off that ridge
I ain't movin' out on you
While there's beer left in the fridge
I'll tell you when we're finished
Though we argue just a smidge
I ain't going nowhere
While there's beer left in the fridge
Sure, I done my cheating
But I kept my fingers crossed
I know that if I kept in on
My ring would not be lost
So I go and party
But I always come back home
It may take me a couple days
But, I know where I belong
I ain't going nowhere
I ain't jumpin' off that ridge
I ain't movin' out on you
While there's beer left in the fridge
I'll tell you when we're finished
Though we argue just a smidge
I ain't going nowhere
While there's beer left in the fridge
We always talk it over
Once they let me out of jail
I know that you still love me
Or you'd not have paid my bail
There's time for us to make up
And there's time for us to fight
So, three more beer or so
And we'll see which will be tonight
I ain't going nowhere
I ain't jumpin' off that ridge
I ain't movin' out on you
While there's beer left in the fridge
I'll tell you when we're finished
Though we argue just a smidge
I ain't going nowhere
While there's beer left in the fridge
Roger Turner - Poet
May 2012
Alarm clock dead, power's out
What've I got to shout about?
Running late, we're behind
It's things like this make me lose my mind
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Notes written, Kids set to go
Open the fridge, and boom...power goes
It's never ending, all frustrating
The problems are just resonating
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Kids dropped off, on the road
When suddenly another load
Of troubles makes my day
It makes me want to say
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Tire's flat, that's not new
What's a guy supposed to do?
I smile and call for towing
My temper now is showing
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Get in late, that's a given
Boss says "Turner, you're not driven"
"Success comes hard, it isn't easy"
That's when I get really queasy
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Not worth fighting, got a meeting
Meanwhile I am overheating
All I know is that I try
And days like this just make me cry
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Work the day out, heading home
Knowing I am not alone
Millions more go through this too
What's a guy supposed to do?
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Ads are fake, and it's all phony
As I sit watching on my Sony
But one day it'd be really nice
To have that life, and glacier ice
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Really, Why can't life be a beer ad?
Just one little, stinking ****** beer ad...For Me?
What've I got to shout about?
Running late, we're behind
It's things like this make me lose my mind
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Notes written, Kids set to go
Open the fridge, and boom...power goes
It's never ending, all frustrating
The problems are just resonating
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Kids dropped off, on the road
When suddenly another load
Of troubles makes my day
It makes me want to say
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Tire's flat, that's not new
What's a guy supposed to do?
I smile and call for towing
My temper now is showing
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Get in late, that's a given
Boss says "Turner, you're not driven"
"Success comes hard, it isn't easy"
That's when I get really queasy
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Not worth fighting, got a meeting
Meanwhile I am overheating
All I know is that I try
And days like this just make me cry
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Work the day out, heading home
Knowing I am not alone
Millions more go through this too
What's a guy supposed to do?
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Ads are fake, and it's all phony
As I sit watching on my Sony
But one day it'd be really nice
To have that life, and glacier ice
Hot girls, Cold Beer, Fridge full, Good Cheer
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Great view, Fast Cars, Good Friends, Full Bars
Why can't life be a beer ad for me?
Really, Why can't life be a beer ad?
Just one little, stinking ****** beer ad...For Me?