Passion curling from the wires
Humours, good and ill
Twisting up in wordless fires
To smoke the mind until
All dessicated, one by one
Each thought is slowly drained
As ears are filled with shovelled dung
And feelings feeling maimed
Then comes the call to end all such
Unpleasant fractious whine
The final straw, when all – too much
Has built up over time
A gentle coo, a saving grace
Is whispered from above
And slowly turn with pained face
To greet the one we love
Ah, blessed biscuit, sacred tea
More skilled at healing’s art
Than Panacea’s family
When all has split apart
Katherine Shirley 