he decided enough was enough
some people
some people
are in need
of anything
–
but love
their houses a mess
–
their phones
have history
of dodgy premium rate numbers
–
cheapened briefly
by calls from their mothers
–
the girl on the phone says
she’s 24 and
would walk in his back door
if she didn’t have to chat
to all the other men
drinking desperados through
–
a straw
man
–
never to be seen again
reads the article
–
man
never to be seen again?
–
hung himself using a belt
his ex wife gifted him to wear
–
only for his kid to wear
the stretch marks for him
–
the man outgrew the belt
fattened up like a farmer’s mancalf
ready for slaughter
–
somewhere between mcdonald’s
and pubs that weren’t actually pubs
–
he decided enough was enough
–
some people
says the woman on the train
peering up from her paper
at some poor manchild
clipping his kid’s ears
Haris Ahmed
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