Gary

never known for his subtlety

three pints in at The Anchor

half an eye still on the game

orders another lager

 

swigs 

stands tall at the bar

and tells us all 

this changes nothing

he wouldn’t kick her out of bed

 

hilarity

he’s no oil painting himself

never has been never will

shouts of he should be so lucky

in another life in his dreams

 

burst 

of the old anglo-saxon

to put us in our place 

and then the surprise

he takes a sip and asks us

 

imagine

the quacks went at your jewels

with a knife

to save your life

could you would you tell the world?

 

Gary

never known for his subtlety

three pints in at The Anchor

drinks the silence

nods and tells us

 

courage

looks and more balls 

than all of us together that Lara

and then Gary orders another lager

half an eye still on the game.

 

 

 

Steve Pottinger. 17 May 2013