This Year Poem by Terry Donovan

He's living in a caravan these days
Because he hasn't got a proper house.
It was burnt to cinders in the blaze
Along with his pet hamster and his mouse,

He doesn't earn a living like he did,
The firm went bust and everything closed down,
He owes a lot cos into debt he slid
And now he signs on weekly in the town.

His girlfriend left him for another chap
And there has been no other in his life,
He tried in vain to sort of fill the gap
But even Ebay couldn't find a wife.

Now he sits thinking of all that has passed -
so he hopes this year is better than the last