Earlier this year my colleagues and I were asked to give a 5 minute presentation on things that inspired us. Talking about myself and giving a presentation are two things guaranteed to set my nerves …
poems
No more lemonade
Dear life, I'm pig sick of lemonade Please throw me apples so I can make cider instead. If I see one more lemon I'll bitch slap you upside your head. …
The song not the singer
What do you do when your colleagues want to shine a spotlight on you and you disagree? Get over yourself and suck it up with protest of course. Here's my protest: I’ve taken all the tests and I …
Ode to Miss Kitty
I called my kitten Miss Kitty Fantastico after Willow's cat on Buffy. My family wouldn't call her that 'cos they're really boring and quite stuffy. …
I am woman
I’m too busy studying to write a new poem so I’m recycling an old poem of mine for national poetry day. I am woman No classic beauty, I’m more a 9 than a perfect ten. I can down a pint with the …
9-5 – A poem
The 9 to 5 The office politics The office gossip The screaming clients The shocking abuse The fun The paper airplanes Team lunches The laughs The chaos The reorganisation The …