SLEEP

oh dear
i got home late tonight
running around town
looking for a decent rest-your-aunt
still serving up food at half past nine
a funny thing happens to us at the indian place
we roll up there at twenty past nine
in a hurry
knowing the kitchens close at half past
we get ushered to a table
receive menus
waitress says is it ok that we close at 10?
we say we're here now so it's ok
we order beers
we start ordering food
vegetable curry
dahl
nan
rice
oh yeah!
suddenly waitress says
very sorry the chef's gone home
the chef's gone home?
very sorry
very sorry
we closed
we're both starving cos we missed lunch
this ain't good news
my partner gets indignant
now that you've let us sit down and given us menus
you can't not let us eat...
but i immediately realise that there's no point
we're two anglos in an indian restaurant in sk
this is a culture clash to the power of three
the chef's gone and he ain't coming back
he ain't told the meeter and greeter on the door the fact
but he still ain't coming back
welcome to korea!
where east doesn't so much meet west
as bump into it
sending both parties flying...
on our way out of the mall
we spot two likely knocking-off-early indian chef candidates
ha! ha!
the grub hunt nearly ends in tears
the vietnamese down by city hall is closed
but the italian in kwanghwamun is open
ciao baby!
i really shouldn't be here
telling you all this crap
i should be getting some shut-eye
yesterday i get home early
fall asleep on the couch
retire for a nap at about 5
and don't wake up till 7 this morning!
but man do i feel better!
been dragging the old carcass around for days
been in a really tetchy mood
been doing my time in the dentist's chair yet again
paying a pocketful of silver
for a mouthful of gold
swallowing down the antibiotics
gargling the yukky mouthwash
oh those sugary childhood indiscretions
parents please take heed!
been struggling to get anything at all done at t'mill
the four-letter stuff piling up
my new computer lies sadly unused
no musical dabblings coursing through its veins
no yoga
no aerobic activity
no morning pages
then suddenly
a good night's sleep
and the clouds part
the sun shines through
they say sleep deprivation
wastes your brain cells
so please don't stay up reading this
get thee to thy bed!