On the Spot in TCR
By Simon Barget
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Broadcasted a sallow man,
a stubbled jaunty Madness throwback
in his Hello-Squire Suggsy hat
karaokeeing Sam Cooke’s vision
to a grandiose backtrack.
Squat and forward, mic to sternum,
he affects this cock-a-snook
false-modest wouldn't-want-to-
disturb-you-guvnor shtick whilst
I took in his tremulous coo
amplified like the young boy’s voice
will resound over a droning shruti box
on a Bombay street corner.
Everyone walked past oblivious.
But it hit my gut and cut through my defence.
How removed I’d been;
how I'd thought it was normal and fine
to be cast-iron miserable and immured,
partly taking my cue from others.
I felt the sadness in the gap.
All this time I could have understood
what a wonderful world this is.
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what a wonderful life. had to
what a wonderful life. had to look up shurti-box. I take it she is a well-known (but not to me) Bollywood actress.
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