When the Dogs Bite

Thursday, 2 April 2026

2nd April 2026

doctor's appointment

I am low on oestrogen

effects and cause

Gateway Megachurch

Pastor Robert Morris is released

from his six month sentence in a county jail

for child molesting lasting five years

raping a twelve year old.

'Spiritual advisor' to the Orange King

The Protector of Paedophiles

he told his wife he was 'helping' the child

on her path to religion

but the 'bread of life' he gave her

was entirely protein based.

He offered Cindy Clemishire

half of the 50K she spent

on psychiatric counselling

as long as she signed a NDA

and protested his innocence

because a twelve year old is 'of age'

according to the Bible.

And yet, according to the same book

he should have been stoned to death.

Child-molesting Trump pastor leaves prison after serving only six months

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/child-molesting-pastor-leaves-after-serving-only-six-months/

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

1st April 2026

private lesson

deconstructing jiu-jitsu

reconstructing grammar

Marlowe

After thirty years he hadn't aged a day

and people started to avoid him, as if

they suspected some deviltry at work

whilst others, who aged too fast

from the lifestyle they indulged in

accused him of witchcraft; stealing their youth.

He moved away, cut off contact

never to be heard of again

"The Devil took his own," his old friends said

and made the sign of the cross

to ward away ill omen, while he

alive and well, took the names off two graves

and started life anew.

A soul was promised, and a soul was due

but there were ways and means of getting souls

and his new friend's sister Mary

gave him the means to find one, piece by piece,

sewn one to the next from the fragments

left behind from everyday worship.

Some souls were Christian,

and other souls were not, but each

looked the same as the next one

and the devil admired the stitching.

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

31st March 2026

wake up!

there's a man at the front door

(open it naked)

Idaho

H.B. 752

passes state legislature

by 28-7 votes

(29 Republicans, 6 democrats)

for the harshest punishments ever

for a transperson to use the bathroom.

First time violation

is a misdemeanour

and up to a year in jail

of the assigned at birth gender, of course.

Failing to stop at an accident

or keeping a brothel would get you half that.

A second violation is five years in prison

For using a public toilet

and it may be of interest that's it's only two years

for incest, zoophilia or necrophilia;

abduction of a child

and possession and use of a date-rape drug.

A fourth violation becomes a third felony conviction

which carries five years to life

for peeing in a public toilet,

but raping your own child is only seven years;

Racially motivated GBH - seven years

Indecent assault is ten years,

Stealing a car, Aggravated burglary

and child prostitution is fourteen years;

You generally only get a life sentence

for Murder, setting off a bomb,

hijacking a plane, or using a wrong-gender toilet.

On the positive side, public urination is just a fine

so piss outside the door and you'll be fine

as long as no kids are present.

Otherwise, if it's your fourth offence,

the death of the tattle-tale

would likely garner a shorter sentence.

Trans people could face life in prison under bathroom ban

Monday, 30 March 2026

30th March 2026

really?

Three more loft boxes of books

No room down here!

Muddles

I had a moment

where I confused the Duffy people

and thought Carol Ann

was the Poet from Atlantis

and then another

where I confuse the Simons

and though that Armitage

was the painter of imaginary landscapes

and Lewty the poet.

And one more time

where I confuse two Lucys

and trade out my soul

to a martial arts Actress.

Actually, Fair enough.

Sunday, 29 March 2026

29th March 2026

cold clouds

foreshadowing rain

aching knees

Under Stairs

the cupboard is too small

for anything useful -- one place I lived

I used this area for my computer

but this one is filled with tools

fixings and things to fix on.

Do I really need six bags

full of individual tools?

Seven spare extension cords?

Or four plastic drawers

full of orphaned screws?

Keeping 'just in case'

is my father's hoarding legacy.

If I've got a job to do

I can order from online

so what I need to do now

is chuck the lot as scrap metal

and sort it into two toolkits at most.

But that's a job and a half

for another day.

Saturday, 28 March 2026

28th March 2026

sunshine

with impending clouds

my dad's scythe

Poetically Questioned

Why does the rope

become a metaphor for relationships

when the disabled become soldiers

of drone-flight bombers?

What became of your aunt

in the years after her son died?

You wanted to be like him

when you were a young man

but you coveted his wife

even before their divorce.

Can you remember your telephone number

from when you were a child?

And what about the Mobile number of your daughter now

without looking it up?

And what about those memories you have

when you look at old photographs?

Do those people still exist in your head

or have they faded from memory

like the Polaroids from your instant camera?

And did those people ever exist at all,

or were they as imaginary as your friends?

Friday, 27 March 2026

27th March 2026

more rain

looks like indoor jobs today.

Decluttering.

For Sale, Used

Demijohns

seven of them, in glass

three more full ones (costs extra)

and a couple of plastic ones

if that's your style.

Worth a fiver each,

I'm selling three for a tenner.

Twenty each for the full ones

but only to responsible adults

(let's say the jars are twenty quid

and the gallon of wine is free

so I don't break any laws)

And if you don't make wine

you could fill them with coins

before they stop being made

use them for spider habitats

or toenail clippings.

No judgement here.

You do you.