Centrica are the owners
Of good old British Gas,
‘N with energy prices soaring
They’ve raked in loads of cash.
£3.3 billion quid of profit
To be exactly precise,
But they sent me an email that
I thought… seemed quite nice:
Sign up here if you’d like
to make savings on your bill,
Use less lecky during peak time:
A discount to sweeten the pill.
So up I signed and we waited
To hear the details of our slot,
It was only going to be an hour,
All-in-all: not too much of a lot.
At 5pm precisely we switched
Off the TV and … the WIFI box,
Thought we’d whole-hog-it…
Gosh … too dark to see the clocks!
I walked around like a Dalek
With a beanie torch on my head,
My son gave up completely
And … he cleared off to bed.
I’d forgotten to put the kettle on
So I couldn’t have a cup of tea,
Thank god loo-flushing’s not
‘lectric…I was busting for a wee!
With bated breath I tapped on
The new email from British Gas:
81p saving … doubled to
One pound sixty-two hassle-free cash.
Pam Ski
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