Source:
Adults
Author:
Stuart Johnson
Title:
Wet Floor Signs on the Motorway
I slipped I tripped Walked into lamp-posts, whilst waving my goodbyes They called me the man of a thousand claims, or ' Pop-out Pound-sign Eyes ' I could smell the waft of compensation, it's true I tell no lies Quicker than a summertime dog-poo is detected by the flies So the authorities decided I was a detriment to society A bastion of dishonesty, the Don of impropriety One day they brought my latest cheque, I answered the door enraptured A stun-gun caught me unawares, at last I had been captured They asked me the question hypothetically " Do you object to being iced cryogenically? " Before I could answer, they were strapping my knees And my body was plunged into deep freeze
Twelve years later " Awake! " they cried, and suddenly... everything had changed Whilst I'd spent my time with frozen peas, the world had gone deranged They thawed me out, and told me that Disclaimers were now king No longer could I bang my head and shout out loud " Kerching! "
My food was all in liquid form So it couldn't stick in my throat They fitted seat-belts on my armchair And installed a parachute in my coat Wet floor signs on the motorway Caterpillar tracks on my shoes Seems I'll have to earn an honest wage I've got the Post-claim-era blues
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