Skipping out

Skipping out of work to watch England v Albania
in the pub (not the closest one)
I may have had two beers
Svetlana was not impressed, but
it was a World Cup qualifier 

I would also like many hours of World Cup 1998
to be taken into consideration

Skipping out of work to see an in-store
gig by the Wedding Present; Giles the
receptionist called me what we now refer to as a slur

Skipping out of work for dental appointments don't count

Skipping out of work to apply for a
Russian visa does count
it was not speedy process

Skipping out of work with the American girl
to visit the National Portrait Gallery
where she literally fell into me
I didn't realise it was all a set up

I was never one for skipping school
bunking off or playing hooky if you will
I was a good boy, or scared boy

Spending the entire day in the games arcade
when the boss was away was a hop, skip and a jump

Skipping out of work to go to an exhibition
about Tangerine Dream at the Barbican barely
counts as I was 'working from home'

Skipping out of work to go to a job interview
on the other side of town, way beyond 'town'
even, thinking no one will notice (no one did)

And skipping out of work to have
a minor breakdown and a head-
clearing walk in the sun/rain was
a repeat occurrence