After watchin'
de filum Zulu
for de umpteenth time
he cud almost gob
most av de dialogue
an' wondered 'oy he
wud 'av coped
bein' thar's
an' facin' de Zulus
wi' their loud
rhythmic chants
an' spear an' shield
an' rifle wavin'
an' tried ter imagine
'imself exchangin'
bayonet wi' spear
on de front line
an' de sight
av bloodshed
an' death al'
aboyt 'imself
an' is glad ter survive
each time av showin'
nigh an' den
'idin' behind de couch
wi' naw wan knowin'.
Mar 21, 2021
Mar 21, 2021 at 11:07 AM UTC
After watchin'
de filum Zulu
for de umpteenth time
he cud almost gob
most av de dialogue
an' wondered 'oy he
wud 'av coped
bein' thar's
an' facin' de Zulus
wi' their loud
rhythmic chants
an' spear an' shield
an' rifle wavin'
an' tried ter imagine
'imself exchangin'
bayonet wi' spear
on de front line
an' de sight
av bloodshed
an' death al'
aboyt 'imself
an' is glad ter survive
each time av showin'
nigh an' den
'idin' behind de couch
wi' naw wan knowin'.
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