Michael Shepherd Poems

Pithy, precise,
wry, wise,
flinty, real,
democratic,
...

Didn’t seek it; didn’t choose it;
didn’t want it; can’t refuse it;
so it's up to you to use it;
you must suffer if you lose it;
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Just as we prepare to celebrate
the season of sparkling white and winter fuel,
piss on earth and extended drinking hours
there steals a hooded headline
...

Stop me if...

The story is,
The Queen visited our local
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oh shitty kitty
what a pity

kitty's bitter
...

You're not
going out
wearing
that
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Now that the frost has gone its rimy way
there’s the matter of that long grass
that meets the undergrowth
at the end of the garden;
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your life’s a mess.
you’re a mess.
oh forget the details.
a mess. totally.
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