POETRY
Just About Functioning
Free verse
Rambling through thoughts I would have had
makes more sense than this drivel of mind mush,
those little fellas upstairs are up to their necks in it.
I promised myself I would get through this session
looks like I may just make it thanks to
uncontrolled bodily functions on autopilot.
Not forgetting the hard-working little fellas,
all credit goes to them frantically pulling levers
pushing buttons, assuming control of this burned-out vessel.
Eyeballs explode across the screen
as temples pulse a meter wide, skull throbbing,
drooping jaw allows the yawn of a thousand minutes
while saliva connects with the computer keys.
The hand to eye coordination is bad at the best of times
never mind trying to pick them up while rolling around the table.
I will not wake the missus up to help put them back in,
unhappy at my daftness it may end up on social media,
time spent trawling through comments with answers
I’d rather not give.
Hope the cat does not find and lick them.
Better take some antihistamines.
James G Brennan 2021
Thank you as always Somsubhra Banerjee Priyanka Srivastava Elisabeth Nachi Keta for giving my words a platform. 🙏✨🙏✨🙏✨🙏✨
Thank you all for reading and your precious time. Always. J. 🙏✨
