his hands
are firmly wedged
inside pockets
unwilling to risk
exposure to this
frost-coated morning
if he tripped
or slipped
stumbled
fell
even then
he would not rely
on their numbed support
he could not trust
that they would do
what was necessary
if called upon
deep in the sherpa-lined
abyss of his coat
his fingers remain
protected in gloves
clenched and wriggling
with all hopes resting
on a return
   of warmth
   of bloodflow
   of feeling
before he gets home
before central heating
   and chill-blains
turn his frozen tips
into scalding rods
when there is
no use but
to desperately
and ironically wish
that he could not
feel anything
at all

Blame the restraints
for putting things off
When juggling lots
are you equipped to restrict
Having let previous priorities slip
Is a sense of urgency necessary
to measure the relevance of discipline

Hesitant rings when the end is nigh
The bottom line aligned to confine
Day turns to night in the passage of time
Ignorance's bliss blisters bright
As the goal is narrowing
A margin call for all your foresight
You've done enough not to miss

So I Was Told The Other Day ...
That ... CERTAIN Things I Had To Say ...

REALLY Were NOT ... " NECESSARY " ... !!!!!

Did I Say Something SCARY Is Now ALL I Can Think ... !?!
But TRUTH Be Told ... The Answer's NO ... !!!

Because Here's The Thing ... !!!
I Merely EXPLAINED With ... MUCH RESTRAINT ... !!!
That Promises Made Had NOT Been Kept ... !!!
So My Wordplay ... Is Because I'm VEX ... !!!

If They'd Come CORRECT ...
There'd Be NO STRESS ...

What Do People Expect ... ?!?
That You Will Stay Cool Be CALM And COLLECT ... !!!
Your Thoughts When You Have PAID These FOOLS ... ?!?

These Days I DO ... !!!
But It's NECESSARY For Me To SPEAK My PIECE ... !!!!!

Which Is Where This Story Takes A TURN ...
And Where Allegory ... Now FILLS These Words ...

See It's NEVER Necessary When Things Get HEAVY ... !?!
Because Movements ... AREN'T STeaDy ... !!!!!

From Mister ... " EVER READYS " ...
Who CLEARLY LACK The Belly ...
To STOP Shaking Like JELLIES ... !!!!

"Oh, can you pay me some money now ?"

"But you've always said, I shouldn't talk about ?"

"That was before I saw the flaws
of being, ******, by those on boards !"

"Okay man cool, you've done for me, so i'll do for you !"

See There's MUCH Allegory Within THIS Story ... !!!

Hidden Truths That Give You PROOF ...
That What IS Necessary ... Is Being ASTUTE ... !!!
And Doing What You're ... SUPPOSED To DO ... !!!!!!!

WITHOUT ..................................... " Excuses " ......
Because The TRUTH Is ...
Nowadays .... That EXHIBITS Looseness .... !!!!!

Is THAT ... " NECESSARY " ... ?!!!?
Being Away With The Fairies ... !?!

I Find THAT To BE ... SCARY ... !!!
So NOW I'm ... ALWAYS WARY ... !!!

When People SWITCH And SHOW A GLITCH ... !!!!!
That REPEATEDLY ... They DO NOT FIX ... ?!!!?

But YET ...
STILL They're QUICK ...
To Say Your Commentary ...

Just ... " IS NOT NECESSARY ! " ...

When You EXPOSE THEIR PISH' ... !!!

Where Do People NOW Get OFF ... ?!?
With Wrong and STRONG As Their Theme Song ... ?!?!?!?

When It's CLEARLY WRONG ...
To Try To Make Them ... " Get Along " ... ?!?
  
It's Such A SHAME When Peeps' REFRAIN ...
From Being STRAIGHT UP ....
And Doing The Stuff That's CLEARLY DUMB ... !!!!!

Like TRYING To RUN Their STUPID GUMS ... !!!
To COVER Flaws WITHIN Their Jaws ...
That SLOWLY GNAW RIGHT To Their CORE ... !!!!!

CONFRONTATION's Part of LIFE ... !!!
When Things YOU DO Bring Others ... STRIFE ... !!!!!

DON'T EVEN TRY ... !!!

When You Start MESSING WITH Mans' Mind .....
Get To CONFESSING Before You FIND ...
Yourself In A BIND That You DON'T LIKE ... !!!!!!

But .....

DON'T Think THESE Types CANNOT Be ... " Nice " ... !!!
SOME Are Cool And DON'T BREAK The Rules ...
For QUITE Some Time ...........................................................

BELIEVE ... It's True ... !!!

But When You FIND Their CRIMES REWIND ...
It's Time To Make Moves And Say ............. GOODBYE ......... !!!

And KEEP It Moving With ... NO BRUISING ... !!!!
EXCEPT Of Course ... INSIDE The Minds ...
of Those I Now Call ... " Mr. SLIMES' " ... !!!!!

We ALL EXPOSE From Time to Time ...
That Part of Our Bones Where SLIME Resides ... !!!

But TRUTH Be TOLD ... It NEEDS To DIE ..... !!!!!!
As Does The Talk of Types That REALLY Should NOT FLY ... !!!!!!

These SUCKERS Should Be ... WARY ...
Cos' They KNOW In Truth That It's Their Moves ...

That Just ... AREN'T ...

..... " NECESSARY " .....