A changed man

by Fliss

For months, I said (I lied) I didn't mind
the rolling home at 2am or 3,
the messing in the wardrobe. I was kind,
until the ghastly night he vommed on me.

"I didn't mean to!" Laughing, though, the git.
"Sod off!" I threw him out and locked the door.
It's time he changed, I muttered, or that's it!
He made his bed the grimy greenhouse floor.

Come morning, he was changed. He couldn't stand.
His skin was orange, slimy to the touch.
Was that a – yikes! – a suprapedal gland?
He lay there eating lettuce, far too much.

These days, he doesn't party. He's been clean,
albeit mucousy, since Hallowe'en.

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Published in Snakeskin, October 2021.

364th Weekly Poetry Contest

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Hello Fliss,

Hello Fliss, Just in case you didn’t read my response last week to your comment on my spelling flaw here it is. Fliss, Heartfelt thanks for your reference to potential flaws in my spelling. Acts of goodwill and helpful suggestions are never boring in my eyes. A very interesting point you raised. I had carefully considered both “Arctic” and “Artic” as choices. Artic a truck/lorry metaphor for something mobile. In my view a chill seems to follow one and isn’t static. However, out of respect for your kindness I will use Arctic as it seems apt. Once again thanks for alerting me to this error. A Changed Man is another superb entry, that flows smoothly and effortlessly. Narrative sustained throughout, concise and creative. Good luck M

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M! Sorry; I didn't see your

M! Sorry; I didn't see your response to my comment. You're welcome for my attempt to help. I hadn't thought of 'Artic' as the truck/lorry metaphor and am glad to be enlightened on this. Many thanks for enjoying this poem; I appreciate your feedback! The best of luck to you :-)

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Dear Poeter,

Dear Poeter, Is it good in every man’s life? Is it bad? But the changes are certain. A few human beings in the body and a few more human beings in the mind as a whole are beginning to move towards the same thing that all human beings in this universe are beginning to change. All The Best My Dear Friend, Write More Congratulations

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Dear Mohamed; yes, change may

Dear Mohamed; yes, change may be both positive and negative and it is always certain. I'm interested in metamorphosis, metempsychosis, the notion that the universe is more than what science is equipped to ascertain. The very best to you, dear friend, from Fliss :-)