Those Days When Poem by Dave James

Those days when just waking is a struggle enough
The kids up for school have lost all their stuff
Time seems to race like it needs a vacation
Arrive at the platform but wrong blooming station
A sip of your latte you find out its tea
Your boss is the star from Despicable Me

The clock is just crawling you know that old feeling
Paperwork climbs all the way to the ceiling,
The lady from marketing calls smack on One
And two thirty beckons when she is all done
The train arrives early but you arrive late
Those hungry young mouths just swing on your gate

You get them all fed but the noise levels lift
The X-Box has died and they're all feeling miffed
The old man is home and asleep the poor chap
While half of his dinner just sits on his lap
The dog has run off with the meat that's remaining
And shoots through the cat flap no care if its raining

A bottle of wine but you needed a flagon
Tonight you were trying to stay on the wagon
But you are defeated the wine is essential
The cork breaks in half and its driving you mental
As night closes in and the bed surely calls
You wonder how men ended up with the balls.