SUN GIRL

what is it
about these lionesses?

this one pitching up
late trashing my party
all because
by right should
not
allow myself to
feel depressed on this day

by immortal decree can
only be pure
ray
of sunshine

Gil Scott-Heron cassette flashing past my ear
hurled
with such
aggrieved force

birthday present saying
the sender she so pissed this
not
(however revolutionary)
going to be
televised

such an apt and thoughtful
sought -out gift

thrown with much
malice or
that thing called
love
I had failed to recognize

Published by Damian Garside