She’d met her Fairy Godmother and made it to the ball,

She’d found a prince and pranced and danced, and given it her all,

The clock struck twelve, she took her leave, pursued by twenty men,

So drunkenly she stumbled, over mountain, meadow, glen,

She ran and tripped, her shoe escaped, she used some language foul,

Her shoe ran off, it found the toff, who gave a mighty howl,

“The man who finds that ...

“We’re gonna get you,” the voice inside my head said.

“Well, this is new,” I replied.

“Yep.”

“Who are you and what are you doing in my mind?”

“I don’t know,” said the Voice.

“You don’t know who you are?”

“Not a clue. But I know I’m gonna get you,”

“A minute ago you said “WE’RE gonna get you”, now it’s “I”. What’s going on there?”

“I was still working out my identity. At first we were a col...

I’m John.

John-from-IT.

That’s how I introduce myself.

I used to be a superhero.

Figuratively speaking.

Locked out of your email?

I’m right here.

Keyboard on fire?

I’ll give that a go.

Accidentally deleted that report that’s due this afternoon because you’re a fucking moron?

You’re gonna love me.

What’s that, Karen-from-Accounting?

That virus is back and you need me to come sort you out again?

...

The calendar was ending June,

With rainbow flags so widely strewn.

In Hell below, with wagging chins

Crowed the Seven Deadly Sins.

Lust, Sloth, Gluttony, Wrath, Greed

And Envy seemed to take the lead,

They screeched and argued without end

Enraged at the success of their friend.

“Unfair,” muttered Sloth, “I face but spurn!

You’re celebrated, when’s my turn?”

Boomed Gluttony, “I know your pain!

Pr...

Deftly blood and tears must wait,

Perspirative stains can stay.

Left resistance at the gate,

To give yourself as mentor’s prey

Eighty minutes into the hurt

The remaining pain may seem inexorable

Eye the clock, then stretch the inert

Push the means to become more flexible.

Tarsal, metatarsal, meet

Floor on toetip, tiptoe onto

Weak thighs, lazy knees, dead feet,

Demipointe, a-one-two, two-two,

At...