RELAPSE

since tuesday
fireseed back at the electronic chalkface
reverting to type
shirt ironed
steel toecaps in cupboard
what can i say?
bham uni made me an offer i couldn't refuse
a man can't survive on good intentions alone
it's a radical departure in a way
the studes are almost all arab
mostly saudi
a sprinkling of libyans
the odd jordanian
an infeasibly sweet iraqi lady
and a single earnest south korean gentleman
with a sing-song voice
the whole gig couldn't really be better
the students are nice
the staff are friendly folk
there's a cosy feel to the place
the director even wrote a welcome message
on the staffroom whiteboard
the place manages to balance laidback & professional
the hours are so civilized
forget the anti-social slog of life in sk
my 'commute' a five-minute pedal ride
through quiet leafy campus backwater
past the bbc's 'doctors' filmset
(hey - one day ya might just see me ride by!)
seems like fireseed fallen on his feet again
come up smelling of roses
and yet...