A post-chemo disability allowance of 70%
brings an immense fortune
of handy exemptions
many of which are hyphenated:
tax-free hang-gliding accessories
replacement canisters for sky-writers
artificial limbs paghi due, prendi tre
esteem baths [no VAT]
70s disco compilations
excluding that's the way I like it
lacustrine cup cakes
ex-RAF wheel chock
stair-to-ramp adapters
walk on the other side of the road kits
plug'n'play go back to where
you started from connectivity
spiritual rags to ragged spirits converters
your very own dumpster
Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
co-ordinated soul-step
dance-floor decals
a low-risk new versatile
acronym disk egg poacher
3 subscriptions of your choice
scuffed faux state-side stylist Asiatic trainers
with names like brandish and dicer
mp3s of the city's grind
geared to indifference
and everything slightly too dirty for words
Valverde - Milan December 2008 - January 2009