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ns</p><p id="bb67">your boss is on the phone, Frank, put the phone on mute and finish writing your epic poem</p><p id="e087">there’s no food in the fridge, Frank, pick up the phone and order a pizza, but don’t make it a habit</p><p id="8f4f">the birds are shitting on your balcony, Frank, it’s time to stop feeding them</p><p id="45ab">council rates are due, Frank, pay them next month — <i>what are they going to do, arrest you?</i></p><p id="058a">Biden called Xi Jinping a dictator, Frank — time to find an underground bunker for a few years</p><p id="f928">does your apartment have fire insurance, Frank? the last blaze took out a thousand homes</p><p id="48c4">the price of asparagus just went up, Frank — maybe it’s time to plant your own damn veggies</p><p id="0ad8">you just got a Black Friday notice, Frank — somebody thinks you have money to throw away</p><p id="1dec">this poem is getting long, Frank — time to wind up, find a way to end it before bed time</p><figure id="be98"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*BQjeinleojcxBXzFjl86HA.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@williambout?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">William Bout</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/aerial-view-of-city-under-blue-sky-during-daytime-WlI1_qHv034?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash"

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Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="798b"><b>© Carlo Zeno 2023</b></p><p id="372d">__________________</p><p id="faf8">Thanks for reading, and thank you to the team at <a href="https://medium.com/blueinsight">Blue Insights</a>. Here are my latest two poems below in case you missed them:</p><div id="a818" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-unspeakable-502c482303bc"> <div> <div> <h2>The Unspeakable</h2> <div><h3>Attempting to communicate</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rMTnH95iQK-AMj0Nm_2MEg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="c9c7" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/death-invites-herself-to-dinner-98edaceb9199"> <div> <div> <h2>Death Invites Herself To Dinner</h2> <div><h3>Quietly interrogating you</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*5_1GgKJHImRBSduQAw8j-Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

The Sky Is Falling, Frank

Just keep doing what you’re doing

the sky is falling, Frank don’t get off your couch, keep your hand in the bag of greasy chips

your kids are dying, Frank, no need to turn the TV off, there’ll be other chances to sow seeds

the earth is burning, Frank, it’s not your fault that the sun is getting bigger — there’ll be other planets

the gods are all pissed off, Frank, it’s not your problem, go back to watching your comedy

your country’s making bombs, Frank, you can protest for the exercise, maybe lose a bit of weight, but you won’t change anything

your blood pressure’s up, Frank, you’re stressed out and you’re eating too many fried treats, scale it back if you want

your plants look thirsty, Frank, you can water them later along with the rest of your aspirations

your boss is on the phone, Frank, put the phone on mute and finish writing your epic poem

there’s no food in the fridge, Frank, pick up the phone and order a pizza, but don’t make it a habit

the birds are shitting on your balcony, Frank, it’s time to stop feeding them

council rates are due, Frank, pay them next month — what are they going to do, arrest you?

Biden called Xi Jinping a dictator, Frank — time to find an underground bunker for a few years

does your apartment have fire insurance, Frank? the last blaze took out a thousand homes

the price of asparagus just went up, Frank — maybe it’s time to plant your own damn veggies

you just got a Black Friday notice, Frank — somebody thinks you have money to throw away

this poem is getting long, Frank — time to wind up, find a way to end it before bed time

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Thanks for reading, and thank you to the team at Blue Insights. Here are my latest two poems below in case you missed them: