*
Strike two. My mind works
quickly and well these days,
and I like the look of myself of late:
a little more meat
around the face, a little more bite
at the back of the lungs,
a little more point to the tip of my tongue -
no wonder I've been smiling
like a melon with a slice missing.
At twenty eight
I'm not doing great,
but considering I came from the River Colne
and its long, lifeless mud,
I'm doing good.
‘Strike two. My mind works’ was written by Simon Armitage.
Simon Armitage released ‘Strike two. My mind works’ on Fri Jan 01 1993.