Burnt

Weekday mornings+ full-time work
alarm
fog
coffee
shower and radio news –
weather, traffic asphyxiation and major crisis – none today,
still somehow attention snagged.

The host was ex-drivetime commercial radio
recruited to add colour, edge and testosterone
BBC inheritance renounced with “ mornin’ to ya.”
“Good morning” replied the policeman
“a real mess this one,” sound gnashes the host
“parents out boozing, kids home alone, a fire, and two children dead
are you going to throw the book at them.”
The policeman paused ….
“I don’t think the law can punish them more, they know what they did. ”
Persisted the shock jock, “what’s the take-home message here.”
The policeman paused again,
“if you have kids, love them.”