TWO DIFFERENT WORDS - THE DIFFERENCE IS ABSURD,
I''VE FORGOTTEN 'IN' AND NOW THERE'S A THIRD,
WE KNOW WHAT'S BEST AND ALSO WHAT'S EQUAL,
BUT MAYBE INEQUALITY BECOMES A DOUBTFUL SEQUEL;
ALL THIS RHETORIC IS BORING - I HEAR YOU SNORING,
AMAZING ALL THE NONSENSE YOU READ WHEN PORING
OVER SOMEONE'S TREATISE BUT WHOSE TO SAY 'BOO,'
IT''S WRITTEN LIKE ROTE AND NO ONE CAN CHANGE A THING;
NE ' ER MIND, YOU TAKE WHAT YOU CAN FROM THE ERUDITE MAN,
SUDDENLY I FEEL SORRY FOR THE MIND OF AN ARTISAN,
EVERYONE IS MISSING SO MUCH - THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT
'QUALITY' MEANS, NOT SURE OF INEQUALITY, IT'S A PITY
THAT 'EQUALITY' IS NOT THERE, LET THEM STAND AND STARE;
YOU'LL KNOW THAT THEY'LL JUST SAY - 'I REALLY DON'T CARE.'

SOMEONE SAID 'THAT: 'I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU EAT,'
YOU'RE THE NICEST PERSON THAT I COULD WISH TO MEET,
NOW I HEAR PEOPLE ARGUING ABOUT SHOWER GEL,
ASHTRAYS, NOT ANSWERING THE PHONE AS WELL;
PATHETIC REALLY, EVEN THOUGH I LOVE YOU DEARLY,
WE SEEM TO GO THRO' ALL THIS NONSENSE YEARLY,
WHY DON'T WE EACH GET A ROOM ON OUR OWN,
THEN THERE WOULD BE NO MORE NEED TO MOAN,
NO MORE WORRIES ABOUT DRINKING AND SMOKING,
LIPSTICK ON YOUR TEETH - I WAS ONLY JOKING,
CLOTHES ALL OVER THE PLACE, A MASK UPON YOUR FACE,
IMPATIENCE WHEN WE CAN'T EVEN FIX A NECKLACE;
TO THINK THAT HALF OF US WILL NOT LAST TOGETHER,
TRIVIA BECOMES IMPORTANT - BEYOND ENDEAVOUR.

I  HAVE  NEPHEWS  AND  NIECES  WHOM  I  LOVE
TO  PIECES  -  ONE  PART  FOR  THE  SMILE,
ANOTHER  FOR  THEIR  STYLE,  MEANWHILE
THEY'LL  GO  THE  EXTRA  MILE  FOR  ME;
YOU  WISH  YOU  WERE  LIKE  THEM,  UNINHIBITED,
NO  WORRIES,  ACHIEVEMENTS  WHICH  ONLY  TIME  HURRIES;
WERE  YOU  POPULAR  AT  SCHOOL?  WERE  YOU  ONE
OF  THE  BOYS?  OR  GIRLS?  WERE  YOU  GOOD  LOOKING?
NOT  TOO  SKINNY,  NOT  TOO  FAT?  LANDED  NICELY
ON  THE  PE  MAT,  GOOD  AT  SPORTS,  WILLING  TO  SHARE
YOUR  LIQUORICE  ALL - SORTS?  AND  GOB  STOPPERS,
WARM  BREAD, FROZEN  ORANGE  ICE  WHICH  WAS  SO  NICE;
NOW  THE  COLOURED  PENCILS  OF  LIFE  ARE  LIKE  A  RAINBOW,
ONE  DAY  THEY'LL  BE  LIKE  ME, PRAISING  THEIR  OWN  FAMILY.

YOU  CAN'T  STOP  ME - I'M  GOING  TO  PUBLISH
BY  WHATEVER  MEANS  POSSIBE - JUST  YOU  SEE,
IT'S  NOT  TOO  MUCH  TO  ASK - I  DON'T  WANT  FAME,
THERE'S  NO  ONE  LEFT  TO  BLAME  -  ONLY  ME;
I  WASTED  TIME - YOU'RE  NO  FRIEND  OF  MINE,
AND  WHEN  IT'S  DONE  I'LL  TELL  YOU  HOW  IT  WAS,
I'LL  TELL YOU  WHAT  YOU  HAVE  TO  DO - NEVER
MIND  RANDOM  HOUSE,  OLYMPIA  OR  ANY  OF  THEM,
SUCH  A  RELIEF  TO  DO  SOMETHING  BEFORE  I  GO,
BEFORE  TIME  RUNS  OUT,  BEFORE  MY  LAST  SHOUT;
EVEN  THEN  I  WILL  NOT  BE  FAZED  -  I  KNOW
IT  WAS  GOOD;  I  KNOW  MY  SOUL  WAS  POURED  OUT,
WHAT  HAVE  YOU  DONE - IS  THERE  ANYTHING  TO  CRY  ABOUT?
NO,  THERE  IS  NOT,  I'M  HOLDING  A  COPY  IN  MY  HAND.

EVERYTHING  IS  TAKEN  CARE  OF  YOU  SEE,
THE  UNKNOWN  SPIRIT  LOOKS  AFTER  DESTINY,
WHERE  AM  I  GOING,  WHAT'S  TO  BE  DONE  NOW?
THERE  ARE  ONLY  SOME  THINGS THAT  GOD  WILL ALLOW;
PART  OF  ME  WANTS YOU BACK BUT  YOU  CAN  NOT  COME,
THE  THOUGHT  OF  NOT  HOLDING  YOU  LEAVES  ME  NUMB,
WOULD  YOU  LIKE  TO  STAY  IN  THE  PHOTOGRAPH?
DOES  IT  HURT  JUST  SO  MUCH - ONLY  WHEN  I  LAUGH;
I'VE  WRITTEN  IT  DOWN,  NOTHING  WILL  GO  AWAY,
I  REMEMBER  THE  WORDS,  WARMTH,  LOVE,  EVERYDAY,
I  CAN  NOT  GRIEVE,  ONLY  PERCEIVE,  UNDERSTAND,
IT  WAS  YOUR  TIME,  GOD  DID  NOT  WANT  TO  MAKE  IT  MINE,
HE  MADE  US,  HE  SHAPED  US,  LIKE  YELLOW  GOLD,
FOR  ONCE  IN  MY  LIFE,  I  FINALLY  DO  AS  I'M  TOLD.

MODERN DAY SOCIETY FOSTERS NEW BREEDS,
WHICH SEEMS TO BE CONVENIENT TO YOUR NEEDS,
RESPECTING OTHER PEOPLE'S BELIEFS IS ALL VERY WELL,
TRUE OR FALSE IDEOLOGY - EVEN YOU CAN NOT TELL;
YOU LACK EXPERIENCE OF LIFE - AND, OF COURSE, DEATH,
YOU WILL NEVER KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL YOUR LAST BREATH,
EVEN THEN, YOU WOULD WISH US TO GO TO NOTHING,
CAN'T YOU GIVE YOURSELF A MORSEL OR AT LEAST SOMETHING?
SUCH A FATALIST - YOU WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE,
IRONICALLY YOU WON'T BE - UNTIL YOU DROP LIKE A STONE,
I COULD ASK YOU ABOUT ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS,
BUT I WON'T - YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT  MISFORTUNE INFERS,
YOU BRING THE WORDS UPON YOURSELF - A COP - OUT IS DERISORY,
IN MY OPINION, YOUR EXISTENCE IS NOT RANDOM - THAT'S AN IMPOSSIBILITY.

DO  YOU  HAVE  A  GOOD  JOB,  HOUSE  AND  A  CAR,
MONEY  IN  THE ­ BANK  AND  TRAVEL  FROM  AFAR,
GENTLE,  KIND,  COMPASSIONATE,  C­ARING,  AFFECTIONATE,
UNDERSTANDING,  READY  FOR  A  FAMILY  AND ­ CONSIDERATE?
LOYAL,  PATIENT,  TOLERANT,  GIVE  ME  SOME  SECURI­TY,
LOVING,  REMEMBER  MY  BIRTDAY  AND  ANNIVERSARY??
STRONG,  T­OUGH,  FIT,  NON - SMOKER  AND  NOT  TOO  ROUGH?
IF  SO,  THAT'S  FINE BUT  FOUR  OUT  OF  TWENTY  FIVE  ISN'T  ENOUGH,
THE  FIRST  FOUR­  ARE  GOOD  BUT  THE  REST  ARE  MINE;
LET'S  TRY  HOBBIES - DO  YOU  LIKE  ANIMALS,  DOGS
AND  CATS,  CINEMA,  PICNICS,  CLOT­HES  AND  SILLY  HATS,
SPORT,  WALKING,  TALKING,  LAUGHING  IN  ­THE  RAIN
BEING  READY,  BEING  THERE  WHEN  I'M  IN  PAIN?
THINK­  ON  THESE  THINGS  BECAUSE  I  WONT  ASK  YOU  AGAIN.