Dave Birss Poems

I haven’t got an Afro like
A super-fly white guy.
I don’t have a mohecan that
points straight up to the sky.
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God created the cat
To be supple and lithe as an acrobat.
It could fit through a gap that was much too narrow
It could leap in the air to catch a sparrow
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Every time we passed
They laughed
It may seem paranoid
And daft
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A pregnant lady got on to my bus.
I was always taught not to make a fuss
But to get to your feet
And offer your seat.
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I didn’t even love her
It was just my urge to discover
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In July of 1987
The Queen arrived to cut the ribbon
And open Inverness Town Hall
Revealing a brass plaque on the wall.
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If I were you
I'd fancy me
Because I'd have your physiognomy;
You hair,
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Two more sleeps till I see you
And time just travels too slow.
Then when it’s us
I’ll be frustrated because
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The other lads
in my class
used to collect
their gob
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