Groundwork

If I ever have children I think I'll be prepared
After sharing a flat with two men
Currently unable to sleep through the night
They wake the poor sleepers around them

I'm not equating dirty dishes with nappies
And our bathroom is clean (more or less)
But I think that this is all laying groundwork
As I believe babies can cause quite a mess
©cih08, 01.06.08

Online Dating

So I thought that I'd try online dating
To see if there was a man for me
But the only men that found me attractive
Were between fifty and 103

I ticked all my preferences boxes
Not many - I'm not that fussy, I swear
Just things like "must have own teeth"
And (preferably) "own head of hair"

But the replies are not flooding in
From tall handsome strangers in lust
Maybe I should have been less demanding
And are "own teeth" really a must?
©cih08, 06.04.08

Valentine

Harassed men with damaged flowers
hastily bought at service stations
Wonder how they confounded
their wives' high expectations
©cih08, 14.02.08

Tippex

Blanked out of your memory
©cih08, 06.01.08

Christopher

You said you wanted a poem
I said I'd see what I could do
So here it is
It rhymes as well
And it was written just for you*
©cih08, 06.01.08
*(ok, it's more like a limerick but you can't have everything)