Stabbing

Knives are out
Metaphorical
Political

Ultimately pointlessly
All fight each other

Indefensible

Insensible

Better armed foes
Attack the undefended
©cih17, 24.06.17

Barbed Wire Queen

It's good that I'm a cynic -
else, each time I'm let down
I'd get upset and miserable -
would cry, might pout, could frown
Instead of which I smile
(A false one, but convincing)
Then I get busy with the razor wire
and add another line of fencing
©cih17, 23.06.17

Threadbare

You wore out your welcome along with my patience
©cih17, 17:57, 22.06.17

That's all folks

I’m not here to entertain you
When your friends don’t have time
Someone who’ll reply to your texts
And laugh at your ‘witty’ lines

Not someone to wait in limbo
Until you have a spare half hour
Not a princess stuck in a castle
You’re no knight -
and I’m not locked in a tower

©cih17, 22.06.17
(in memory of LibraryBoy)

Manchester

She looks out at a world
Unfurled, turning and
Burning with hatred
and releases a pink balloon
©cih17, June 2017