Ozzy Man Days (Apologies To Ozzy And Shelley) Poem by John Bliven Morin

I met a traveller at Antique Land
Who said: ‘I have two legless trunks at home
Standing in the corner. On them, on the band
Of metal that strengthens their walls of foam,
A worn and dog-eared publicity photo and
Autograph of an entertainer there I read,
Who yet survives on TV with gaudy rings
And a voice that mocks and a belly well fed.
And on the brazen latch these words appear-
“My name Is Ozzy Osbourne of Aston. Things
Look upon my work in nighties, and don’t care! ”
Nothing inside remains, look as ye may
Among the carcasses of headless bats in there,
Bottles, needles, and straws lay in stark array.