AIRBRUSH

hail!

hail my gnarley buttons
surprise 
stained 
trousers
and
squashed
summer
plum
shoes

hail the ugly uncomfortable musts
falling
into
the
morning
bowl

hail the stale butterless sandwich lunch
the
frozen
mind
lingering
like
a late morning moon

hail the mystery bites itch
and
scabcrisps
falling
in
a
dry
rain

hail the imperfect disaster
that
works
for small pounds
in
cracked boots
in
a
dying
institution

hail the scratched ear creams
nail
cheese
and
dark
clumped
crevice
fluff

hail mistakes
tears
blackhead scars
and
surgeons best clumsy knitting

hail the riptide ignorance of history's repeated circles
hail our greengrey concrete pit
and
my
quick dinner
cut
from
wartime brine tins