Show 1 jL t J J Poet Poets Poet's s S Corner Began to Smother Began to smother other day Looking at deep blue sky Went on forever Dear voice said Sounding thick sick as Mrs Butterworth's Syrup Took own sweet time More to life than sky Be secure Voice caused Fear Sky turned into ceiling of office building Looked around at sickness Man by me puffed Eyes half closed with pleasure Face half eaten with cancer Must have cigarette he said hackling Everyone smokes here Took one puffed Looked at package General Surgeon says materialism causes cancer Ceiling came closer closer Began to smother other day Joey G. G McNeill |