2022

If 2022 was a utensil it would be a fork.

Full of promise and practicality and utility

But undone by soup.

If 2022 was a garment it would be a left-handed glove.

Someone out there needs one

But I don’t.

If 2022 was a type of weather it would be wind.

Fresh and blustery with change in the air

But now my umbrella is inside out.

If 2022 was a football team it would be Manchester United.

Renewed hope in a new direction

All to come 5th and play Europa League next season.

If 2022 was a beer it would be Budweiser.

Over-enjoyed by a select but noisy few

So the rest of us ambivalents feel obliged to lean the other way for balance.

If 2022 was a trip it would be London to Paris.

You can do it fast, slow or indifferent by train, boat or bus

It’s about the destination not the journey.

If 2022 was a chair it would be a rocking chair

Precarity disguised as comfort

All I really want to do is sleep.

If 2022 was a maths concept it would be SOH CAH TOA

I’m sure I’ve learned something that will eventually be useful one day

But that day has not yet come.

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