To celebrate National Poetry Day we would like to share with you a poem called Stub! written by our Advocate Fergus Cameron:
It’s not the first thing you say to yourself
Reviewing all aspects of improving your health
Your heart and your lungs
Your rising blood pressure
Your kidneys your liver
Your BMI measure
BUT BEWARE AT ALL TIMES of the greatest health risk
When walking downstairs all cheerful and brisk
A moment of terror a flailing or arms
A loss of control an all system alarm
All of your mass and increasing velocity
Cut short in a stub of Homeric ferocity
Three toes take the brunt an iceberg they meet
Titanic survivor you stare at your feet
Your digits your tootsies your poor little pinkies
Your this little piggy your sweaty and stinkies
Tears stream as it stings right up through your nose
A blinding reminder
Look after your toes.