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The New Normal

Today is the end of my struggle with an assignment for my Masters at MMU. It’s done and submitted early. More like abandoned into the wilderness of Turnitin. So time on my hands and that feels a bit strange. Of course, I have a list of things to do in this semi-new normal milieu, but I couldn’t resist posting the photo on here which may characterise this new situation for others. Cruel but fun. I wrote this piece a few weeks ago and feel that it is apt to put it up now. So enjoy as always.

 A Domestic in a Time of Disaster

 The Blue-ray remote has gone missing;

chaos has broken out in the aftermath;

a six and a four-year-old court-martialled

for endangering the lives of the household,

in this time of crisis and confinement.

Emergency services have been deployed;

boxes of Lego upended, cushions scattered.

The dog cowers in the corner terrorised;

no topic allowed to be voiced that offsets

the focus on this catastrophic slip.

Thousands of discs lie helpless on shelves,

useless and worthless without this magic key.

Stormtroopers revisit and repeat the search

among the rubble of toys and games and puzzles.

Those who can retreat, hide in isolation.

Peter Clarke

May 2020

Comments

David McDonough

13.05.2020 09:30

Absolutely brilliant

Margaret Dromey

11.05.2020 16:45

A lovely piece Peter. I can feel the pain! Well done on submitting the project.

Triona Mc Morrow

11.05.2020 16:03

Great photo and poem! There is a great frantic, searching pace to that poem!

Catherine D

11.05.2020 14:01

Ha! Brilliant Peter. I think that many households can relate to this. For us it is the Netflix remote.

Joanne

11.05.2020 13:10

I tend to find in that area of the world (i.e. chez Mum) that remotes find a spot in the freezer, if it helps! 🤣

Latest comments

25.11 | 22:15

Grief is experience through the mundane. Simple but powerful. The accompanying image really compliments the poem.

07.11 | 11:14

Hi Peter,

A great observation! Social media can be a scary place... I also need to reduce my time there

Hugs,

John.x

06.11 | 16:24

A great one, Peter, in the context you describe. I don't read social media myself, I doubt my equilibrium could stand it. 'The balance of his mind disturbed' yes, I think it would be.

06.11 | 15:59

Yes, gossip is a weapon of mass destruction.

In my business as well as personal life I have zero tolerance.

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