Friday 12 April 2013

Topical Pomes of Philip LEE

Topical Pomes of Philip LEE


Newtown: a ville in hell

one minute man is going for his gun
the next your friend and teacher fall oh hell
let's hide as if the Britishers had come

it's Johnny marching home from old Saigon
hurrah for macaroni such a swell
one minute man is going for his gun 

the next it's study history on the run 
from second amendment Liberty's knell 
let's hide as if the Britishers had come 

to setting sun and mother nature's son 
the shots a never-ending rebel's yell 
one minute man is going for his gun 

the next it's Bungalow Bill and his mom 
tiger-hunting all-American bull 
let's hide as if the Britishers had come 

defend us Lord against the redcoat scum 
and break King George's mercenary spell 
one minute man is going for his gun 
let's hide as if the Britishers had come



Topical Pomes of Philip LEE


horse-u-eat

it says here
ingredients may vary
more than one country of origin
then
stuff about groundnut allergies

that's a laugh 
nothing confirming 
age of victim sex species 
or 
anything about unnatural decease 

for the record 
even if I weren't in two minds 
inhabitant of more than one country 
and
a time-served vegetarian 
I still wouldn't give a monkey's 

serves you all right 
cheapskates 
ha ha 
respect


Topical Pomes of Philip LEE

Pope Julian's Retreat


good on yer cobber for peddling
the meddles of Bradley Wiggins
or is it Manning
winning geek of the lowdown load

did you expect Swedish customs
not threats of lethal injunction
or is it Muggings
whose ass sang in the comfy chair

man of the bored pretty boy smiles
you shuffled off on women's libs
or is it Manly
doomed to die a second-rate shag




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