JUST ANOTHER MANIC EVERYDAY
JUST
ANOTHER MANIC
Jesus! It was hard work getting up this morning, pushing
back warmth of the bed, crawling out into the uncertainty of the day. Walking
down the stairs in the dark, plans for the day starting to appear in my sleepy head,
coffee is bubbling in the pot making sure I don’t loose the plot while driving
to work. More coffee at work to kick start the bits of my brain I need to get
through the first hour. Well here we go once more unto the breach my friend.
Walking up to the
machine that’s been happily clicking away for hours on end. ‘Chatter chatter’ -
doesn’t he realise I’m not awake? Then a
moment of clarity hits me. What am I doing
here at this time of the morning?
Dinner time. I’ve
made it this far. Pushed some right buttons on the machine and some wrong ones
with my mate. Still, I’m sure he will forgive me with a volley of unkind but
truthful abuse which will sail over my head.
Clunk! The sound
of the stamp hitting my card for 2pm. Clunk click in the car, radio on, windows
down. The plans I had this morning may need to be adjusted .What can I get rid
of until tomorrow when I have spare time? Now let me see.......
Make the call when I get through the door. ‘Hello how is
your day at the office? Yes, I will have a cup of tea ready for you come home’.
Well that’s one
plan out the window, no parcel in the post. Tea is brewing; the telly is
stewing, sit back and take stock of world events for five minutes. Trump, Boris
Johnson , Corbyn are all on show today.
Thank God no Beckham though.
What! What! Oh damn! I let myself snooze, thirty minutes wasted in
cuckoo land. That’s one thing I never planned .I feel quite worse for it, another
cup of java to put me back on track, jump in the shower, wash away the morning.
Jump into the car
up to the square, fifty minutes later back to base awaiting the arrival of my
wife with her toils for the day. ‘Your tea is ready, has it been a rough one?’
6pm and I turn my attention to sorting my tasks and
getting ready to wear my mask for the evening’s procedures. Two hours of being
a face out of the crowd. Still no worries - I like the attention and fun.
Sit back down at 9pm, start preparing the bed, making it
warm and welcome.
SLEEP!!
By Ray Bokor
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