DEATH AND THE PENGUIN
penguin at the graveside
hired
tired
paid
to wake them
on their way
dont ask
youre working youre alive
dont ask
youre writing youll survive
penguin in the graveyard
his work is not hard
fish fed and under stars
dont ask
youre working youll thrive
if you dont know
wont have to hide
penguin plays his part
stood still in the rain
falls ill
in pain
needs a transplant
mourners acquire a childs heart
but you looked in the bottom drawer
found out
safe no more
and now must wangle
a plane
to antartica
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UNFORGIVEN POPS
1.
film
on
broadcast
tv
saw it
on release
1992
high & awed
a western
get in
i remember thinking
get in
2.
i remember
the bits we liked
& like them again
i remember
the bits we laughed at
afterwards
in a hatchback
knee deep
in fast food kipple
with friends
i dont see
anymore
3.
hes big
hes broken
hes bent over
hes sick
in the rain
in a strange town
he sees a ghost - hendershot
but he aint like that anymore
5.
he dreams -
the
angel of death
has
snake eyes
but
he aint like that
anymore ?
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