Helen Dempsey Poems

Five flies buzz about my bed
and no one says a word
the dog lifts it's lazy head
and a couple of cats purr
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Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Wanting.
Wanting and waiting. Waiting and wanting.
If I wait for what I want will I get it?
Probably not.
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Today I took the bull by the horns
today I took the biscuit
today I took no prisoners in
today I got the gist of it
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'You feast like a priest! ' said the priest to the beast
and the beast looked him square in the eye
'I feast in the manner that you taught me My Lord'
and so twenty-four blackbirds died
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