You keep on asking as if we're blessed
There are no answers for us to digest
Man has no insight to the meaning of life
It's futile and full of pain and strife
...
An old timid tiger from Harrow
Would shake at the site of a sparrow
His friends laughed with glee
As he shot up the tree
...
There once was a Chinese waiter
Who wouldn't serve a hungry alligator
There were punches and kicks
And flying chopsticks
...
There once was a nit called Ted
Who lived on a receding head
When the hair disappeared
It wasn't as bad as he feared
...
There once was a fly called Sam
Who got stuck in a pot of jam
He was tougher than most
But got spread on toast
...
An illiterate man called Tanner
Wasn't very good at grammar
He got all confused
With his P's and Q's
...
There once was a man from Tickle
Whose hands were incredibly brittle
He wrapped them in kelp
But that didn't help
...
There was a naughty salmon called Zest
Who wouldn't jump in the net like the rest
He pretended to be dead
By lying on the seabed
...
They called Mrs Fart Droopy Drawers
She relished the attention and applause
But when she blew off in church
She was left in the lurch
...
There was a drunk surgeon called Ted
You've removed the wrong arm matron said
Despite being pissed
I'm fine he'd insist
...
There was a lonely turd called Kath
Who floated all alone in the bath
When the plug was removed
She felt sad and subdued
...
There was an ice cream called Chase
Who entered a marathon race
When the sun came out
He was right up the spout
...
A lazy grasshopper called Pat
Jumped on the back of a rat
When the rat got stressed
And stopped to rest
...
Malcolm lit a joke cigarette
He was dared by his best friend Bret
When it exploded
And his hair eroded
...
There was a bricklayer called Carl
Who was drunk while building a wall
He was barely coping
The wall began sloping
...
There once was a cute little kitten
Who made everyone goo-goo and smitten
He wasn't that cute
When he pissed on the fruit
...
There once was a kipper called Terry
His friends thought he was too smelly
They sprayed him with bleach
As he laid on the beach
...
I'm no longer funny said the clown
No one laughs and it's getting me down
Don't you worry said Trevor
We'll make your nose a little redder
...
There was a daft man called Pete
Who ran naked down the street
He regretted it though
Cos he slipped on the snow
...
A posh egg that was nurtured then spoiled
Didn't want to be fried or hard boiled
He drew up a plan
To coerce with the flan
...
www.kelvinrush.com Kelvin Rush is the author of ten books. He’s written and published over one thousand poems, most of which are included in his book “Birth Slave Die” released in 2019.)
The Meaning Of Life
You keep on asking as if we're blessed
There are no answers for us to digest
Man has no insight to the meaning of life
It's futile and full of pain and strife
Think about anything that comes in your head
Then never forget one day you'll be dead
It's hardly surprising that no one is sane
The drugs and the booze the lies and the pain
The reason for living is not found in a book
It's like having a dream but you never wake up
It can't be explained by sight or sound
It's magnificent and godlike immense and profound
It's short and sweet it's bitter and pure
It offers you thrills but gives you no cure
It's bloody and quaint it's violent and cruel
It pretends to be saint but acts like a fool
It rises in many and renders you weak
It causes such heartache it's coy and discrete
It knows you will suffer before you give in
It's cunning and stunning and determined to win
It shines like an angel it oozes with joy
It's willing and able to kill and destroy
It moves off in silence then strikes like a snake
God help all the ones who lie in its wake
It's confusing and baron and incredibly wise
It's intrusive and Aaron it laughs and it cries
It pretends to be clean when in fact it infects
It's rude and obscene and hard to detect
It always reacts and never forgets
It retains all its strength from the ones it protects
It creates then dictates then destroys all that's good
It debates and dilates and feeds off your blood
It's rigid and torrid corrupt and insane
It thrives on emotion like anger and pain
It lurks like a virus it's patient and calm
It's willing and able with swagger and charm
It comes out of nowhere with fire and gust
It's heartless and cold it's bold and robust
Nothing on earth can stand in its way
It flatters and shatters and batters its prey
So before you ask what's the meaning of life
Just remember my friend we're dumb and so blind
We're specs on this earth of no consequence
We're meaningless parasites an insignificance