Have the bin men bin?They’ve bin and goneUp before the morning shoneSwift as swallows, rarely seenIn their ravenous machine Hauling out the tubs of grimeRancid contents oozing slimeGulping down the bursting bags,A metal mouth that never gags This shadow caste that never moanThey know it falls to them aloneTo deal with what we all ignoreLestContinue reading “A Rubbish Poem”
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Men of an Uncertain Age
The delivery driver put down my groceries on the front step. “There you go, young man”. I looked at him, he was a paunchy guy with a greying beard. It was hard to pin down his age, but he could have been as little as five years older than me. I’ve always looked young forContinue reading “Men of an Uncertain Age”
The Mystery of Charisma
We have all met people possessed of a natural charm that enables them to hold the attention of groups of people, who listen to their opinions, laugh at their jokes and possibly want to share bodily fluids with them. Charisma is like a magical chemical product flowing in certain peoples’ bloodstream. If you start outContinue reading “The Mystery of Charisma”
Tom George 