The crimes of time

Youth doesn't pay the bills
Your dreams get weighed down
By the hollowness of wallets
After the ring of cash tills

Beauty won't keep you with me
As my hairs wilt to grey
As my veins start to pop
Love never stays free

The kids need their tutoring
The lawn needs their watering
The house, it needs upgrading
What I'm simply saying
Is that bills need paying

Commuter

Forty minutes from one end to another
Still another twenty til home
Headphones cater for my self-pity
So glad to be alone

To have been brave to make demands
Say what I want done
To have blocked out the words
That ruin my fun

Throwing my body down on the bed
Tomorrow another 24 hours
I'll sleep when I'm dead
For now I live out my worries

The 50%

On your application, it was all
Aspirations of social mobility
For your motivation, it was mostly
Caffeine pills and short fixes

For your family, it was all
Our boy can be exceptional
In your urge to please, it was key
To show you as how others see

Three years wait, now here you are
Smiles ready for capturing
Nerves ready for releasing
Dreams ready for realising

The day, it always seemed so far
And finally, there you are
On page 24 of the brochure
Size 10 font, class of 2011