Some hopefully timely advice
A Poem which attempts to dissuade you from bringing your Earthworm to the Polling Station
Don’t bring your Earthworm to the Polling Station
T’would only lead to great frustration
A wriggly struggle for emancipation
Won’t result in democratic rights
For your slithery, slimy, humus decomposer
Would tick none of the boxes, the malaproposer
He’d say the erection was rigged, a muddy eyed dozer
Your lazy old hermaphrodite
He wouldn’t research manifestos of parties
Wouldn’t check independents on their work or their smarties
He’d sit back, and complain, mock with all of his hearties
All his politics kept super light
For everyone knows he’ll just moan, and I quote
“Sure they’re all only parrots, singing lines they’ve off rote,
I’m gonna go in there now, and spoil everyone’s vote”
No Polling Station for your Earthworm today
NOTE TO ILLUSTRATOR
Possibly not one for the book!
12 comments:
So fab' that almost you persuade me to take mine to the vote, just to see the outcome!
I want to be an Earthworm!
Ouch!Mind that worm doesn't turn! Clever, thought provoking (and provocative)and that's what poetry should be.We all need`our roots to be prodded and dug around in order to grow.Excellent work corky cushions.
Is a rigged erection kind of like a fake orgasm?
Seriously, some sound advice here for all worm mentors.
Glad I'm not the only perv who spotted the erection...
Do Dave!! Let us know how it goes.
Socks - earthworm jim was the real hero.
Tks TFE, Corky Cushions!? sounds uncomfortable...
Tks Peter - yes very close.
Oub - "the erection was rigged" was my little attempt at a malapropism, should have put an ass-to-risk beside it to explain.
Why are all my malapropisms turning out a bit grubby though?
The slimy Earthworm: it’s meant just for fishin’
Though the phrase often tends to evoke politicians
(I should really be careful with comparative terms -
It’s not my intention to insult the worms.)
Best of luck in the elections tomorrow. Oh, that voters would research manifestos of parties and check independents on their work or their smarties. Ah well.
As always Acorn, an excellent additional and balancing type of verse I think.
Today's the day!
Now, was that a Freudian slip in verse two?
You're the only poet I know who can play with a variety of worms and have it work. Well done!
Kat
I should read other comments before I jump in, shouldn't I.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. No! One for the book for sure!
Hah Kat, I always do that too!! :-)
Titus - think of the children!! I just can't see us making it into every major bookstore with a picture of an excited earthworm for coloring in, and how could you draw the picture without including it? Maybe it would be included in the limited edition adult's version?!... nah
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