Too Hungry To Care Poem by Louise Tredoux

One hundred and fifty six steps
we climbed, my colleague and I,
nearing the sky ascending up high
wandering lunch-time to get fresh
air - wondering at others passing
us by in running kit determined to
get fit during their lunch-time break

I just want to be strong enough to
make it to the library, my colleague
only wants to renew energy reserves
to tackle the fuzzy sentences taught
in education documents while I return
to a madman's rambling informing the
President he needs money in order to
change the appointment of Attorney
General - I am too hungry to care

Exercise without eating not such a
good idea, one hundred and fifty
six steps and now I need to eat
immediately!

6 June 2012