Thank you so much to everyone at the M.O.D and the RAF and to all who have kindly supported my writing.

Vying for attention

July 5, 2026

There you sit dressed so beautifully,
there you sit vying for attention.
There you sit looking at me from across the room,
but I am too drunk to see,
too drunk to see and you want attention,
and you are the most beautiful thing that I have seen,
that I have seen,
but I am too drunk,
too drunk for company,
and I would only talk rubbish,
I would only talk rubbish and that would be no good,
that would be no good for you or me,
and so, I will sit here happily,
for looking at you is like a dream,
a blurry dream but what a pleasure it is,
but with my intellect and wit,
my intellect and wit they are at the bottom of my pint glass, and I can barely walk, I can barely walk, let alone talk,
and I have no wish to spoil your evening,
by slurring in your direction,
because that would be embarrassing,
embarrassing to me, so, enjoy your evening,
and I will remember your pretty face,
for when I am in a better state, and I am a more coherent me.