UNSCREW
I am feeling fraught,
And, stupid too,
I don't know what to do.
I need to open a screw-top bottle,
Which I am about to throttle.
Bottle tops and lids on things
Also, those with tin pull rings.
Exasperate me.
I feel useless when I buy
Parcel that I can't untie
Tags that are too small to see
That should open the cling-wrapped purchases easily.
To button up a shirt or blouse
That used to take seconds
It could take hours.
Time is of the essence,
So it's said
Then there is another saying,
"You are a long time dead"
It must be my thinking that is askew.
As I furiously shake the bottle,
That I can't unscrew!
Copyright © Shirley Hawkins | Year Posted 2023
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