Mistakes

Inspired by reading Afric McGlinchey's  The Lucky Star of Hidden things

We've all had a few of these.......

He Was

A Rhett Butler
with prehensile tail

A 2/1 favourite
on a bad day

A pomegranate
chemically pumped

A starlit night
in a fog

Potatoes
oxidated

The Alhambra
in the rain

Mimosa
imbibed for root bark

A Bluebeard
in sheep's clothing

He was
A mistake