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London 2015

 

 

 

...look, here's the thing

OK, the frig is silver

but now it's gotta be red

(and Smeg)

that corner's just not cool

take down that wall and

while you're at it

make room for that

Cerutti (what a beauty)

coffee maker,

a diva of a gadget!

 

 

 

 

this kitchen needs

a slinky sink

(no retro for we metros)

fix a Poggenpol

and put it nearer to

those bubbly drinks!

as for that chopping block

it has to go

far too artisinal

for this se-pul-chral show.

it's cased in marble?

send (maybe tunnel)

east for more

we're talking temples here

this scheme does not do timid

I'm not on the skids

I'm thinking blinking pyramids!

 

 

 

 

and want to know why

I've redone this kitchen three times

in a year?

because I show who I am

(everybody loves me, baby)

and I can! I can! I can!

 

 

 

 

Liz Callingham