My neighbours purchased a beautiful puppy for their children today
This was a huge mistake as the creature will die in about ten years
Bringing a great deal of grief to their teenage lives
It is likely to be their first experience of death and this will change them forever
Better if the puppy is killed by the dustcart before it enters their hearts
On Saturday mornings I visit the flower market and am astonished
That so many men buy flowers for the women in their life
If I was a woman I would be quite fucked off if my man brought me flowers
That have been freshly killed and tied with unattractive bands
With the expectation that I would put them into a glass vase
And over the next few weeks be expected to watch them decay
The beauty of the Summer is always followed by the decay of Winter
I frequently weep
When I look at ancient photos
Of beautiful women
As I am aware
That their beauty is now dust