2018 Homesick Blues

Syd



Friends on the Internet 
Thinking about what stuff to get
I'm on off on a tangent 
Thinking about the NHS
And the murdering Tory government 
Plastic in the ocean 
Holes in the ozone 
Kids who never go home
Diesel emissions 
Crooked politicians 
Repossessed homes
Payday loans
Drugs via flying drones
Nobody uses pay phones........

 

Hands dirty 
Money's clean 
Don't you be afraid to dream
If you're dabbling in drugs
Then stay away from ketamine 
Pay mortgage 
Pay rent
Home school your family
Then lock them in the basement... 
Bet Fred
Bet Fair 
Rude to stare
Gamble aware
If you gamble on the Internet 
Then good luck
Lose your fortune 
Write a book.......

 

Get hired 
Get fired
All fuel 
To be inspired 
Not afraid to make mistakes 
Writing rhyme in company time
Twenty minute toilet breaks
Be polite 
Don't be rude
Taking photos of your food
Freestyle 
No plan
Upload your photos 
To Instagram.....

 

Team briefings 
AA meetings 
Falling off wagons 
Chasing Dragons 
Play your luck for what it's worth 
It ain't about length 
It's all about the girth
Drink vodka  
Drink Gin 
Go with the fashion 
So you fit in
Be original if you can
Stars of the Internet 
Who remembers Zimmerman?.....

 

Listening to pod casts 
While picking up your dog shit
I don't need a light sir
I have my e-cigarette 
Constantly spied on
Always caught on cameras 
Paint your art on street walls
Cos you can't afford the canvas 
The kid in the grey top 
Is looking for a new school
Don't call it a him or her 
The term is gender neutral...... 

 

Worry about evil
If you don't then you ought'er 
It tends to get everywhere 
Like the fluoride in the water
Can't stay
Gotta go 
Ask Google for the answers 
To the questions that you don't know...
Walking on
Broken glass 
Will burst the bubble in your sneakers
Watch out for rocket men
And psychopathic world leaders....

 

Copy right 
Copy left
Cut and paste
What's next?
X Boxes
Playstations
Historic sex abuse accusations 
Yes the times have changed
For instance... 
The kid with the drone
Put the Tambourine Man
Out of business
Clearing ice from your windscreen 
At half 4 in the morning when it's eight below 
You don't need Facebook
To tell you when there's been snow

  • Author: Syd (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 21st, 2018 08:27
  • Comment from author about the poem: I tried to do a modern take on the Bob Dylan classic Subterranean Homesick Blues.
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • orchidee

    All that in life - and more?! Good write Syd.

    • Syd

      Thank you Orchidee, my apologies for the late reply - Syd

    • Heather T

      GREAT job. Provocative, timely, and inspired.

      • Syd

        Thank you Heather, I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. My apologies for the late reply - Syd

      • Goldfinch60

        Very good write Syd, thoroughly enjoyed it and could relate to it.

        • Syd

          Thank you Goldfinch. I'm glad you enjoyed and could relate. My apologies for the late reply - Syd



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