Jack in a box

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Great imagery throughout this piece, the last stanza really hit hard. Like billy, I had some issues with the conversation stanza.

The sherry glass squeaked
inside the tea towel  Solid stuff. I could hear this in my mind, I felt his hand as my own.
as Jack finished off
the last of his supper dishes.

He switched off the kitchen light,
settled down for the nightly news.
His fingers waggled for attention, Although waggled sounds nice, I think you could have used a different word. Just my opinion though.
roughly licked by a friendly tongue. Here kitty kitty. I could feel that this was part of Jack's daily ritual, which made that character more familiar and brought a sense of warmth, reliability. Great emotional appeal with clear, concise language use.

Eyes closed behind strong readers
as the completed crossword
slid over his belly onto the floor. Once again, solid imagery! I could hear the man snoring,and the crinkling of a newspaper.
Unaware of the pair arguing outside.

You do it.
Get stuffed it was your idea.
Do it you wimp.
No, it was your idea you do it.
Ha, I always knew you had no balls,
wait till I tell the rest of the lads.
Ok! Give it here then,
but you’re doing the next one.  This stanza in my opinion, took away from the poem as a whole. While I understand it's importance, it just didn't compare to the excellence of previous stanzas. I do think you should keep it though, it just sounds too... archaic for my taste.

The boy scurried to Jack’s door
and rattled the brass knocker,
lit the Banger, shouted wanker  Nice.
and dropped it through the letterbox.
On top of the mail
Jack was too frail to pick up.

The TV was louder than a Western
and Jack could sleep through gun shots,
never heard the knock or the call,
didn't smell the smoke as it blinded the hall. Nailed it. Throughout this piece, through your use of imaginary and language, I connected with 'Jack', and so the execution of this stanza was spot on.