40 degrees and rising
\nisn’t it surprising
\nsome feel faint
\nsome really ain’t
\ncut out for this alas
\nthey gulp their
\nbottled water
\nlike they’ve been told
\nthey ought ‘a
\nand clad in royal blue lycra
\nthey whistle passed my door<\/p>\n
trainers costing more
\nthan those who made them in Korea
\nearn in probably 2 months
\nin the sweat shops, it was clear
\nand now laced up and ready
\nin all this lycra gear
\nthey get out of their 4×4’s
\nand start their run from here
\nI am sitting underneath
\na cabbage palm
\nI’m composing odes thats
\nwhat I do
\n40 degrees and rising
\nisn’t it surprising
\nsome feel sick
\nthey pick
\nthis day its true<\/p>\n
its far too hot
\nto show their
\ncalves and ankles
\nhonest mum,
\nits daf’t to jog today
\nat 40 degrees and rising
\nThey’re realising
\nthey really need
\nto go and hide away<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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