You thought you had me underControl, then dropped you guardI am not dumb, I do mutateAnd will, simple, not hard A race is on with you and meWith me, I just mutateBut should you wish to win the raceIt’s simple, vaccinate Don MatthewsMay 2021
Tag Archives: poetry
Jesus Takes the Wheel
You are my rock, my keeperYou help me stay aliveI’m taking hands off steering wheelSo you can have a drive In 1994 a 51-yr-old Italian motorist told a court in Germanythat his car had crashed after he let go of the steering wheeland asked God to drive Don MatthewsMay 2021
Stan and Perc Move a Sofa
Perc, it’s really simpleYou have to just stay calmI’ll hand it to you gentlyJust take it in your arms…. Simple….. Don MatthewsMay 2021
Poet Don Reporting on Jack the Mathematical Wonder Dog
In 1888A dog named Jack (not Joe)Could bark a simple answerAnd get it right first go 2 + 1 Jack?…. bark bark bark bark woof….. Well done fella…. Poet Don is FCS news reporterReporting on things of interest and no interestHe is a valuable asset to the team Don MatthewsMay 2021
The Happy Glassblower
I am a happy blowerOf glass, and moulding itAt end of day when all blowed outRelax a little bit…. The Glassblowers Union inform me this is not Stan…… Don MatthewsMay 2021
Scooter Riders Club
We of the Scooter Riders ClubOn safety are shit hotWe follow rules we all swear toOur rules aren’t tommy rot…. Don MatthewsMay 2021
Why You Kicking Me?
Why on earth you kicking me?This I didn’t startEven though you’re made of sticksDon’t you have a heart?…. Don MatthewsMay 2021
Air Mattress
Jumping on an airMattress is great funUp and down and up and downShit, where’s my brother gone?…. Ooops….. Don MatthewsMay 2021
Phantom
Prompt from a novel I’m reading Lost my apparatusAccident, all goneGet these phantom hard-onsWhat is going on? Don MatthewsMay 2021
Stromboli
Been thinking ’bout a trip toStromboli Island (might)They say to take a flashlightWhy? Cos no streetlights Don MatthewsMay 2021
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