What are the things that keep you up at night? I grew out of my fear of vampires and wandering mummies long ago, but there are still some things that worry me ...
Middle-Class Blues
by Dennis O'Driscoll
He has everything.
A beautiful young wife.
A comfortable home.
A secure job.
A velvet three-piece suite.
A metallic-silver car.
A mahogany cocktail cabinet.
A rugby trophy.
A remote-controlled music centre.
A set of gold clubs under the hallstand.
A fair-haired daughter learning to walk.
What he is afraid of most
and what keeps him tossing some nights
on the electric underblanket,
listening to the antique clock
clicking with disapproval from the landing,
are the stories that begin:
He had everything.
A beautiful young wife.
A comfortable home.
A secure job.
Then one day.
Then one day. Pretty scary words, eh?
Have a good day. Be thankful for your good fortune while it lasts, as I do every single day.
More thoughts coming.
Bilbo
All of it can be gone in a heartbeat.
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