Kensi 'n' Tom - Marmalade Sandwich

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:: Marmalade stains - TB

The descent of grace continued
Trickling into his teacup.
Another runner was on its way,
Down the all-to-familiar slopes of his rosy-red cheeks.
He’d wanted so much to be recognised,
To be idolised for his finer spirit,
Never sure exactly how and when,
Waiting for the day, someday.
Unfulfilled relationships, unfinished books, unfulfilled promises,
You name them, he’d had them.
They stained every corner of every page.

:: Marmalade stains - KC

He dwelt among

inspiration, aspirations,

arguments,  reorientation

outlined paths to collective

views of urgent achievements

and instant pleasure

feeding others' egos

and improving their

desires of grandeur

while neglecting his own,

colleagues would say.

But anyone who hadn't walked past his door 

too hurriedly to have

a good glimpse of him

sitting with students' tests and essays at his desk, 

wifey's marmalade sandwich lying aside untouched

could have delivered a different opinion.

N.B.:

- TB is usually found Under the Toadstool, but I do love when he visits and always wish he stayed.

- These poems are shared with The Real Toads
- Kensi 'n' Tom EP art by Kenia Cris
- The creation process of 'marmalade stains' involved constrained writing. TB came up with the idea to write about a character and so he set the scene: a retiring professor with a marmalade sandwich on his table. 

- Writing with TB feels as if I had my own Queneau. <3