Mannie

Mannie

here's that mannie again
making a big issue out of nothing
superlager handed
staggering in the main street
confessing to the rain

breath stinks of drink
five days beard going grey
worn out Doc Martens
button-missing shirt
cadging a fag and some money
showing the scars

One runs from stomach to chest
One runs from top to bottom of his ear
One runs across his stubbly throat

he is grateful to the surgeon who put him together again
there were no kings horses or kings men
fag now lit he continues the story
His story
History
i give him money for a pint
and walk on to my equally
miserable life
My life
My story
Mystery

*"Mannie" in Aberdonian dialect means "Man" .