Lay off the burgers
LAY OFF THE BURGERS By the scruff of the neck in this strong fist Unclear health warning implications Crave that cholesterol in rabid mist Now a doctor's fascination And a greedy journalist Only capitalisations Heart won't desist Raised to the mouth and inhaled with lust Blood pressure rising without any sign Pressure in ribcage somehow i trust Cardiograph shows straight line Nose bleed - smell rust Who cares? It's fine We're all dust Wash down the victuals with nectar sweet This belly swells with contentment Joggers outside on Keepfit Street A truck filled with resentment St Peter we will all meet My own judgement? Happy, complete
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Live for poetry, think poetry, read poetry, write poetry, think poetry, think poetry, die for poetry (with any luck). Main influences: Joyce, Russell, Heaney, Kavanagh, Fergusson, Sorley, Mandelstam, Camus, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Bukowski,...
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