24/10/18

I am the very model of a fairly wired Irishman,
cheeky yet polite, and a bit of a contrarian,
I always have a lot to say but rarely seem to finish,
even though I speak at a million miles a minute.

Shakespeare said brevity is the soul of wit,
Well no offence Bill that’s a load of shit,
Give all the details and be sure to take your time,
You’ll always get away with if you can make it rhyme.

The key to life and to really being happy
is to take things in your stride, even if it’s crappy,
Give the world your love, to the girls and the guys
(how can ya know if you never really tried?!)

Well-worded flattery will get you everywhere,
It’s something that the French call “Savoir Fair”,
be eloquent, confident, go overboard with merriment,
don’t think about the consequence, just act like you don’t care!

Fake it til you make it, if you have to overstate it,
Also use big words, it’s not that complicated!
Like “superfluous curses”, they won’t fuckin mind this,
If all else fails, just kill ’em all with kindness.

Be creative with your pain, that’s something I have seen,
So the upcoming verse I need to make about me,
It’s a poem within a poem called “16 things to do with you”
But wait before I say it there’s one thing I have to do.

“Kinder eggs, chem-sex,
dark obsessions, skinny legs
excess, control,
star signs, the wild unknown,
betrayal, heartbreak
forgiveness, mistakes,
the moon, vermouth
Love hurts, and so does the truth”

Onwards and upwards! If you’re trying to move on,
Just take all your feels and pain and stick it a song,
or a poem or a story or a painting on your wall,
If nothing else works then try a voodoo doll.

Still be a good lover, if you’re treated like an ass,
Don’t take it to heart – nice guys come last,
That double entendre came way over your heads,
Forget about it, just allow it, let me make this point instead.

I believe that you get back what you put out,
Keep em laughing, have the craic, and you will never doubt,
That your friends are the family that you get to choose,
If you haven’t found them yet, what have have ya got to lose?
Say hi to a stranger, and straight away you’ll know ‘em
And if you’re going through hell, well just keep goin’.

Don’t ever listen to me, Christ that would really scare me,
These are just the ramblings of a Savoir Fairy.
But we can always be thankful, we don’t even have to try,
Think you need proof? YOU. ARE. ALIVE.

I know I talk, far more than I should,
But hey whatever it is you do… Do it good.