Apart - by A.E. Plastic

The misfortunes of voyagers:

we know all about those,

don’t we?

Bushwhackers, troglodytes,

cut-purses and cozeners,

all lie in wait.

But don’t expect our Penelope

to kick her heels at home;

there’s visits

to the sleek-haired dentist,

the school run,

bridge classes for the neophyte,

hazy village fetes

and her tricked out

in a veil of aloofness

edged with misgiving.

The misfortunes of voyagers:
we know all about those,
don’t we?
Bushwhackers, troglodytes,
cut-purses and cozeners,
all lie in wait.
But don’t expect our Penelope
to kick her heels at home;
there’s visits
to the sleek-haired dentist,
the school run,
bridge classes for the neophyte,
hazy village fetes
and her tricked out
in a veil of aloofness
edged with misgiving.

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