on and on and on.
He goes on about the bills
they’ve been charged not matching up
with the amount of energy they’ve used,
she says to her friend. He goes on about TV
shows going on too long. He goes on
about it raining and being sunny or cold
and how the chip shop up the road –
the one that does three different sizes
of curry sauce – is getting expensive. He goes
on about dust. He goes on about the importance
of play and creativity. She’s not touched her
sandwich or sipped her coffee. He goes on
about cheese. He goes on about 20 years ago
and the taste of Rennie’s. He goes on about
exploring the Lake District and James Bond
and the way our hands age faster than we do.
She says he goes on and on. On and on, she says.

© Carl Burkitt 2023