Death of Seddonism in Bohemia

Death of Seddonism in Bohemia

I THINK I MIGHT OFTEN LIKE

TO HANG AROUND WITH ARTISTS
AND TALK COCKNEY SAYING

'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN' A LOT
BUT THEN I WORRY ABOUT
MY VIEW, THAT THE CHAPMAN'S

CHILD WITH MANY VAGINAS
WAS NOT
'RESPECTABLE' OR DECENT,
OBSCENE EVEN AND ALSO THAT

MY BODY IS UNGAINLY AND PEAR IN SHAPE
AND I WOULD APPEAR
LIKE A PROTESTANT APE AND
THAT I STUTTER SO COULDN'T
TALK TRENDY WITHOUT

CONTORTING MY FACE AND SWEATING,
IN CLEARLY THE WRONG STYLE OF HAT
AND T-SHIRT, DIRTY SHOWING THE
ROLLS OF FAT
BENEATH MY JACKET AND
THEY WOULD ASK

HOW CAN HE TALK OF THE OPPRESSED
AND REVOLUTION WHEN
HE BASKS IN SO MUCH CORPULENCE
AND I WOULD TRY TO BUY
THEM OFF WITH TALK OF SPENSE
-R AND AUDEN BUT REALLY
THE EFFECT WOULD BE TO

MAKE THEM MORE BORED
UNTIL FINALLY
THE EVENING FIZZLED OUT
AND THE IMPORTANT FOLKS
WENT HOME TO HAMPSTEAD
AND POSH 'PAD' IN SIDCUP
I WOULD BE LEFT TO PICK
OVER THE PIECES, OF MY LIFE

AS I DID THE WASHING UP