CLICK5: Slips, Trips & Fools…

From the Dead Poets’ Page (Afterword) of Underdog Anthology 25 (unpublished)

Fool, Vainglorious Fool!

By Roo B. Doo


Was it worth the waiting for?
Labour’s Nineteen Eighty-Four?
Everyone of them is cru-el!
Ev’ry Tory let us down
Losing seats to Labour clowns
Tossing out our Brexit renew-al!
There’s not a hope, not a crumb of comfort to find
In this skank government that’s installed
And there’s nothing to stop us from going downhill
With a worse Prime Minister that’s hard to im-ag-ine

Fool, vainglorious fool!
Keir Starmer’s a bastard!
He’s a lying tool
It’s written in Hansard!
Small eyes lost a face of dough
He craves acquiescence
Demands we watch the TV show –
Ad-ol-escence!

Fool, vainglorious fool!
He thinks he’s in the big league
Bestriding the world stage
With a Ukrainian in fatigues
Just picture the hugging freaks
Oh fuck, we are screwed!
Oh, fool,
Wrong-headed fool,
Treasonous fool,
Vainglorous fool.

Fool, vainglorious fool!
Don’t care what we’re demanding
Deaf!
Willfully blind!
Rude!
So long as he looks commanding
Just don’t think of tweeting that
Or do online revealing
Plod will come and then you’ll know that
Banged-up feeling!

Fool, vainglorious fool!
What wouldn’t we give for
A general election soon
Not that there’s much else to vote for
Why should we be fated to
Be replaced and denude
By that tool!
Malevolent fool!
Wrong-headed fool!
Treasonous fool!
Fatuous fool!
Murderous fool!
Vainglorious fool!

A Little Writing Update…

Apols! I’ve been away from the LoL, Dear Reader, busy writing a short story for Underdog Anthology XII. Fortunately Clicky has been holding the fort, hopefully keeping you suitable entertained with his CLICK5 posts…

*I know you are, Clicky… /scrolls through list… Wow, and so many of them…*

I can confirm that my short story, ‘What Time Do You Finish?’ has been completed, submitted, accepted and edited…

*Yep, Death from ‘Waste Not, Want Not’ features in it, Clicky… /lights up… and this time ‘e brings ‘is mates…*

… And there is still time for me to write another one…

*That reminds me… /drags… I’ve still gotta mutilate Percy Bysshe Shelley for the Afterword… /smokes contentedly… ‘Aussie Madness’ seems more than fitting…*

*There will indeed by a full, blue moon on ‘alloween, Clicky… /winks…*

If I can get my arse into gear…

*You think I should write an ‘arry story, Clicky? …/flicks ash… About wot?*

*Interesting… /nods… That could work…*

Of course once the submission deadline for UAXII has passed, Dear Reader, I’ll be back with more shamble posts and hopefully some missives from Text US buddie, the Okie Devil himself, Cade Fon Apollyon. If you’ve been wondering what he’s been up to, Cade has a fantastic series of posts at his gaff exploring pareidolia…

*Heh. Workout shapes …/stubs butt…*

… Well worth a look-see. Until then, I will leave you in the capable fins of Library Assistant, Clicky…

… Have a Song ❤