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The Vanbrugh College Mailroom

Unread correspondence lies in despondence

Gathering dust on the shelves

Journal subscriptions of countless descriptions

Piled on top of themselves

 

Confirmations of blood donations

That never will be attended

Leaflets unnumbered, the walls are encumbered

Far more than was ever intended

 

Postcards from the tropics discussing dull topics

Like “them ****** foreigners” and rain

Parcels were ordered, were barely afforded

Never to be mentioned again

 

You’ve got something yourself, squeezing onto a shelf

That’s as packed as the Vatican’s coffers

But it’s weeks out of date and you’re several days late

To respond to the business it offers

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bob-horton
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Dec 1, 2013
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