dismal stories

with apps. to Js. Gillray

…work in progress…

 

Around twice a year I put out a chapbook of verses, often on topical themes. The next one is due out before Christmas. Called “dismal stories”, here are a few examples of how it’s going…

 

 

MAD girl

 

someone fix my toy pram bomb

please it’s scuffed wobbles & one

wheel’s begun to squeak I mean

what if I scream

 

how much HMX was put

up my dolly’s bum you brute

see her swollen cheeks are red

soon she’ll be dead

 

yes I know revenge is sweet

look at the state of our street

I’d prefer a new arm though

when do we go

 

Ahmet Teacher seemed so glum

told the truth was martyrdom

did he have to use that word

what does he care

 

paradise will be so nice

peaceful there the only price

we shall miss my brother’s birth

day goodbye Earth

 

 

odds are even

 

epicentre crush

forces build below

only so much time

walls gonna blow

 

calculated risks

what insurance tax

free no MoT

car bomb attacks

 

earthquakes hurricanes

rivers burst their banks

meteorites explode

rolling of tanks

 

swordsmen run amock

schools get low on blood

loved celebrities

led out in hoods

 

guess it’s Murphys Law

rich or poor no dice

loaded gun the catch

checking it twice

 

 

birds café

 

waitressing’s a lark but hard

work as watchers we should know

how they keep their cool I dare

say it’s an art

 

earning tips & spurning looks

cheeky buggers throw their way

no the gorgeous dish you see

ain’t à la carte

 

seasonal of course the job

pays but cash in hand one digs

teaches them deportment pride

seconds no dice

 

with misunderstandings like

Tit-Head takes offence & hits

out not on they have to take

steps it’s decide

 

how the greater good is served

learn karate that’s a fair

chop but this young woman gives

twitchers The Stare

 

 

no-brainer

 

finding new

ways to maim

kill outrage

shame

 

dropping old

ways to talk

understand

walk

 

sending young

people home

eye for eye

cloned

 

choosing no

compromise

seconds out

lies

 

ending this

message now

big mistake

wow

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