Fourteen and Forty

Fourteen is yawnful and staring,
Lying around in pyjamas at noon,
Wondering, ‘What to do?’
Then scooping and gulping some sludge
From a tub in the fridge –

Until a parent full of peeves, 
aged around forty,
Comes fuming and growling,
Banging and slamming 
Until each glooms
In their room.

Fourteen and forty –
Leaving the cleaning-up
For tomorrow.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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