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Daniel James Feb 2011
My mate Marmite
Woke up in bread with a girl -
I can't believe she's not butters.
Daniel James Feb 2011
I wish I could be a monkey cub
And climb on any breast I loved
Hug any neck, tug any dress
Like a child who hasn’t yet
Learnt how not to love.
Daniel James Feb 2011
The cat comes round from next door
When his humans have all gone out -
The kids with their mum’s high-pitched voices
Daddy "Drill" with his DIY shout

And the cat comes and sits, sits in silence
And he rolls on his back on the floor
And he asks you to tickle his tummy
Then he asks you to stop with his claw -

Yes, it’s nice of a day to have company
Of the kind that don’t too much distract
Yes it’s better than telly, oh isn’t it very -
Nice to have neighbours with cats!
Daniel James Feb 2011
One day in an office somewhere,
On someone else’s time,
Someone had an idea -
They were looking for ways to make up money
Out of thin air.
Now this someone somewhere was a man
For want of a better name, let’s call him Dan
Dan’s idea was simple, it was this:
Let’s start making make-up aimed at kids!
Not kids like students, or as in school kids,
But real kids, you know, of 9,8,7, even 6!
Infants, toddlers, babies, that’s the biz!
We’ll be the market leader in make-up bibs!
Tell them they get purple potts when telling fibs
But try our concealer - Mum won't even notice!
We’ll get some newborn WAG to celebendorse it
And call it something aspirational like, Babywish
In fact, before 12 months they’re really not all that clever
So how about “With Babywish u2 can live 4ever!”
Daniel James Feb 2011
Adults wear make up and try to hide it
Or at least they want people to see
Their best side, and think it’s really them.
Kids, on the other hand, or teens
Are not meant to wear make up
So that means they wear it...

Loud and proud!
Bright red lips!
A mascara sandwich -
With blue eye shadow sauce.
I’m stuffing my face with quick fit zit fix
Foundation, blemish remover
And a dab of blush.

See, I get a rush
When I see myself in mirrors
And don’t recognize myself for half a second
Think, ooh who’s that?
The teachers hate it
But it’s my face -
And face it - it’s my right
If I wanna change it.
Daniel James Feb 2011
Two wires, living in a bag too long
Our lives got crossed and tangled
The days came out all wrong.

Tied ourselves in knots
Over the simplest things
Never forgave before we forgot
Anything.

It's like we knew all the words and we still didn't sing.
It's like we knew all the words and we still didn't sing.
Daniel James Feb 2011
It's time to make it happen
Find the words
Throw the cards
Up in the air
Realise
You only get one life
And care.
I am alone
It is just me
These words are mine
No one will see
My heart will beat
Until it stops
I carry on
Because I'm lost
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