donmatthewspoetry

My Short Dress Does Not Mean Yes

Students in their 100’s marchedToday in Adelaide streetsProtesting against sexualClass violence which they meet The boys don’t care, don’t give a fuckGirls just to them are toysTo satisfy their selfish whimBecause boys will be boys “If we do not fix this dangerous toxic culturebefore people graduate from school, we know it will leadto more assault,Continue reading “My Short Dress Does Not Mean Yes”

Third World Countries Allow This

My verse this time’s not humourousThis photo is no wayAllowed in our world countriesWhat more can I say?…. Bangladesh sewer cleaner at work.No protection, no mask, no glovesTruly sad Don MatthewsJune 2021

Don’t Worry Stan I’m Holding You

As you are my buddyQuick, fix what’s down there wrongI’ll do my best to hold youJust don’t be there too long…. (muffled) big problem down here Perc…… Don MatthewsJune 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – The Trammps Disco Inferno

Don MatthewsJune 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Spooky’ Brooklyn Rhythm & Blues Band

In the cool of the eveningWhen everything is gettin kind of groovyYou call me up and ask meWould I like to go with you and see a movieFirst I say no, I’ve got some plans for the nightAnd then I stop, and say, all rightLove is kinda crazy with a spooky little boy like youContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Spooky’ Brooklyn Rhythm & Blues Band”

Stan and Perc at Work

OK Stan just tip itTip it next to meNo probs, I’ll hear it comingDon’t worry you can’t see…. Don MatthewsJune 2021

I’m Gonna Break This Brickwork

I’m gonna break this brickwork withMy favourite go-tool toolUse fiercest concentration(Safety is my rule)….. One dedicated worker…… Don MatthewsJune 2021

Spencer Silver

He looked for several years for a practical usefor the adhesive calling it a “solution waiting for a problem to solve” In the late 1960’s 3M inventor Spencer Silvertried to develop a superglue when he instead createdthe adhesive that would later come to be used for Post-it Notes

Covid Test

This Covid test’s a buggerMust have it I supposeIt’s such a bloody nuisanceIt just gets up my nose Don MatthewsJune 2021

NASA Loses a Satellite

Year: 1999Location: Outer SpaceCompany: NASAEstimated Damage Value: $125 million* Imagine pouring years into a piece of complex machinery, only for it to finally make it into space, then disintegrate into nothing. NASA was devastated when they invested $125 million on the Mars Climate Orbiter in the 1990s only to see it burn up. The worst part? ItContinue reading “NASA Loses a Satellite”