give me some dignity

[justfred]

I sit here in this twilight home
and I listen to them moan
and I see the looks of the staff
when they put me in the bath

you think I want to be seen like this?
last time a woman saw me bare it was my elisabeth
and that was with the light off

I still love you elisabeth
I even wish you were here
and not in your grave
yet I dont like it here
with the processed mashed up food
and the luke warm tea and the way
new staff sit by me with a keen eager look on their face
wanting me to tell them how I got my medals

fred will tell you
or 'the captain'
as he likes to be called
you want me to open up to you?
well ok here goes;

"sod off you stupid spotty little ratbag
I have friends who died so you could be born british
and sit here distracting me from my thoughts"

please please please dont spit in my tea again

[Daphne]

This is so sad that I have just drunk an entire bottle of chardonnay. Um, yes and 4 double Sambucas.

[alex]

Oh, dear Fred. I am just happy that you are still writing every day. If I don't see a poem from you, I will think you are dead. Can Alison bring you some proper food in? Fred sounds like a good guy, is he your friend?

Always happy to see a new poem of yours. x x x

[annettecurtain]

I spat in the Chardonnay.

[Daphne]

I wonderered what that nice yellow floating bit was.

[annettecurtain]

Ah. That was one of my toenails.

[justfred]

I write these recollections of my life and I'd like a bit of respect. How would YOU like it if you have to check out every single thing floating in your liquidized food?

[alex]

I agree, Fred, but I think you might be slightly paranoid. I'm sure the staff aren't grogging in your food. They might be poisoning it, but I doubt they'll be putting their bodily fluids into it.

Take no notice of Daphne and Annette, they're just being childish.

[Daphne]

"Grogging"? This is a new word? Is it Mongolian slang? Or do I mean Mongol?

[alex]

To 'grog' is a slang word for coughing up phlegm and spitting it out, Uggh!

I see you've made a new word up, Daphne....''luposity''

[Daphne]

I thought you would like luposity in exchange for grog.