Friday, 9 December 2011

Now Look



It used to be goals and girls:

Who scored in extra time.

You were always in for a laugh.

Brawls didn’t start

Till you turned up.

Together, we kicked ass,

Breaking laws even

The judge hadn’t heard of;

Not giving a fig leaf for taste,

Tradition, temperance,

What passes for truth;

Spitting in society’s face

And not missing

Once.



Now, look at us,

Chatting away in Sainsbury’s,

Like a couple of eejits.



Discussing world events

Like what’s cooking for lunch

Or which cat food is best;

Our trolleys bright

With ideas.



Not trading recipes, not yet

Just idle chat

About things we used to mock,

Aloof from the herd,

The dullness we feared,

Never dreaming the suburbs

Would one day come to us.

What a waste!



But then,

Have you seen the price

of tea bags lately?

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