The bookcase
has been replaced with
another bookcase
The new thing is made in Sweden
and assembled
in the wet dreams of code breakers
and psychiatrists
I try
all the bits are there
I thumb tiny pieces of metal
into crude wooden holes
the ‘designated ports of joinery’ I believe they’re called
Before we know it
we have a coffin shaped box
in the middle of the floor
The inevitable heated exchange ensues
planning ideas are slung back and forth
with the girlfriend
she’s flustered and gorgeous
I’m half erect and inappropriate
- which is more than can be said about the cheap furniture
and then I pause
Wow
look at us all grown up
we’ve made it
we’re finally fighting
about things
that don’t matter
Danny D Ford
Bergamo, Italy
theunfoldinghead@hotmail.co.uk
www.theunfoldinghead.co.uk
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