AN ODE TO GLEN

PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE TO

SIT IN A ROOM AND STARE AT A WALL

AND REALISE GRADUALLY

YOU HAVE NOTHING AT ALL

CONDEMNED BY THE CON-DEMS

MOCKED BY THE MASSES

AND YOU CAN PREPARE TO FAIL

IF YOU FAIL YOUR CLASSES

THE REST OF MY DAYS

WILL BE SPENT SPENDING

ON THE LETTERS THAT ARRIVE

OF THE PAYMENTS PENDING

BUT ITS A PISSTAKE REALLY

WHEN I'D MUCH RATHER BE IN BED

WHO'D EVER WANT TO CONSIDER

THE DARK TIMES AHEAD

AND YOU CAN DYE YOUR HAIR

AND YOU CAN FAKE A TAN

AND YOU CAN FLIRT WITH SUPERIORS

IF YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN

BUT FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE

JUST GET A HANDLE ON IT ALL

AND TAKE A MOMENT ONCE A MONTH

TO GIVE YOUR MOTHER A CALL

AND LIE TO HER, AND TELL HER

THAT EVERYTHING IS SOUND

THAT YOU'RE EATING WELL, AND KEEPING WARM

AND THAT YOUR FEET ARE ON THE GROUND

AND MAYBE YOU DRINK TOO MUCH

AND YOUR FRIENDS LOOK AT YOU FUNNY

YOU'VE GOT THE BANK ON THE PHONE

TELLING YOU TO STOP SPENDING ALL YOUR MONEY

ON UNNECESSARY THINGS, LIKE

CHEAP VODKA AND SPEED

(WHEN IT COMES TO WEIGHT LOSS AND ESSAY WRITING

THAT'S THE ONLY SHIT YOU NEED)

AND THE BLOCK IT DOESNT STOP,

IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON

AND YOUR INCONSIDERERATE NEIGHBOURS PLAY

THE SAME REPETITIVE SONG

BY SOMEONE SHIT

LIKE THE SCRIPT

OR SOMEONE EQUALLY EQUIPT

TO CAUSE A MENTAL BREAKDOWN

IF THEY JUST DONT SIMPLY QUIT

BUT YOU'RE STILL SO YOUNG

AND DESPITE IT ALL YOU'RE JUST A KID

SO FORGIVE YOURSELF, SLOWLY

FOR ALL THE BAD THING THAT YOU DID

#writing #poetry #performance