Carl Halling Poet Free verse

I Hate Those Long Long Spaces

I hate those long, long spaces
Between meals and drinks;
Specifically the afternoon,
And after midnight.
                                                                    
I hate mornings too,
Until I can smell the bacon
And coffee. I cheer up 
Towards the end of the afternoon,
                                                                    
But my euphoria stops short
Of my final cup of tea.
I sink into another state of gloom
Until my second favourite time of the day.
                                                                    
My favourite is that of my 
First drink and cigarette.
I hate those long, long spaces,
Specifically the afternoon and after midnight.

("I Hate Those Long, Long Spaces" was conceived from thoughts confided to a notebook sometime between 1981 and '83 while I was a student at the University of London.)

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